William Dobell
(1899 - 1970)
Study for portrait of Joshua Smith, 1943
ink on paper
19.0 x 8.5 cm
43.0 x 34.5 cm (frame)
Estimate:
$6,000 - $8,000
Sold:
$20,864 (inc. BP)
© Courtesy Sir William Dobell Art Foundation / Copyright Agency, 2026
lot details
43.0 x 34.5 cm (frame)
Estate of the late Joshua Smith, Sydney
Yve Close, Sydney, a bequest from the above
Estate of the above, Sydney
Related Works
Portrait of an Artist (Joshua Smith), 1943, oil on canvas, 107.0 x 76.0 cm, private collection (winner, Archibald Prize 1943, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney)
Study for Portrait of an Artist (Joshua Smith), 1943, oil on composition board, 36.0 x 25.5 cm, formerly the collection of Sir Warwick Fairfax and Mary, Lady Fairfax AC OBE, Sydney
Study of Joshua Smith, c.1943, pencil, pen and black ink on paper, 27.9 x 20.3 cm, formerly the collection of Yve Close, Sydney
Untitled [Two studies for portrait of Joshua Smith], 1943, pencil on paper, 32.8 x 24.8 cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Joshua Smith, 1943, silverpoint on paper, 22.4 x 17.3 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney


