Market dispatch·Melbourne
Russell Drysdale landscape unseen for decades surfaces at Leonard Joel
A landscape by Russell Drysdale that has been out of public view for more than 40 years will be offered at Leonard Joel's Fine Art auction in Melbourne on 6 October, the Antiques Trade Gazette reported on 18 September 2026.
A landscape by the Australian modernist Russell Drysdale, unseen in public for over four decades, is to be offered at Leonard Joel's Fine Art auction in Melbourne on 6 October, according to the Antiques Trade Gazette. The work's reappearance on the market after more than 40 years is expected to draw strong attention from collectors of Australian modern art. The October auction is one of Leonard Joel's principal fine art sales of the season.
