There was much hype surrounding the auction of Russell Drysdale’s painting Grandma’s Sunday Walk.
Painted by the Australian artist in 1972 just before his eyesight started to fail, the depiction of outback life was touted as a “10 out of 10” painting a “masterpiece” that was sure to fetch a big price.
“We’re very confident this work will set a new Australian auction record for the artist”, Mossgreen CEO and director Paul Sumner said at the time, in June last year.
“[It’s] the most important painting Mossgreen has ever handled.”
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