Arthur Boyd
British · 1920–1999 · Painter, Printmaker
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd was a leading Australian painter of the middle to late 20th century. Boyd's work ranges from impressionist renderings of Australian landscape to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
BRIDE RUNNING AWAY (1957)Smith & Singer · A$1,680,000≈ $1,769,376≈ £1,125,915≈ €1,432,461Sign up to see
Drowned Bridegroom (1959)Smith & Singer · A$1,952,000≈ $1,435,442≈ £1,111,540≈ €1,225,826Sign up to see
Sleeping Bride (1957-1958)Smith & Singer · A$1,586,000≈ $1,144,251≈ £758,687≈ €1,074,314Sign up to see
Arthur Boyd’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 703 auction results for Arthur Boyd between 2003 and 2026, of which 530 sold (75%). Recorded sale prices range from $129Sign up free to see to $1.8MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.8MSign up free to see for BRIDE RUNNING AWAY (1957) at Smith & Singer in August 2012. The most common medium is oil paintings (488 lots). Most results come from Menzies (280), Smith & Singer (250) and Leonard Joel (95).
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- (Bride over Shoalhaven), c.1982A$110,000≈ $76,802≈ £57,977≈ €68,153Sign up free to see
- A$8,500≈ $5,935≈ £4,480≈ €5,266Sign up free to see
- A$11,500≈ $8,297≈ £6,125≈ €7,144Sign up free to see
- A$110,455≈ $79,417≈ £58,472≈ €68,198Sign up free to see
- A$135,000≈ $97,065≈ £71,466≈ €83,353Sign up free to see
- A$54,000≈ $38,628≈ £28,336≈ €33,123Sign up free to see
- A$122,727≈ $87,790≈ £64,400≈ €75,279Sign up free to see
- A$14,000≈ $9,783≈ £7,342≈ €8,590Sign up free to see
- A$40,000≈ $27,548≈ £20,837≈ €24,178Sign up free to see
- The Money Changers, 1950-52A$15,000≈ $10,331≈ £7,814≈ €9,067Sign up free to see
Arthur Boyd paintings (490)Arthur Boyd oil paintings (488)Arthur Boyd works on paper (54)Arthur Boyd watercolors (12)Arthur Boyd pastels (21)Arthur Boyd drawings (19)Arthur Boyd prints (114)Arthur Boyd etchings (55)Arthur Boyd lithographs (52)Arthur Boyd screenprints (5)Arthur Boyd sculpture (24)
Arthur Boyd: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Arthur Boyd at auction?
$1,769,376Sign up free to see, for BRIDE RUNNING AWAY (1957) at Smith & Singer (August 2012) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Arthur Boyd?
The median sale price is $28.3kSign up free to see across 530 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Arthur Boyd have sold at auction?
530 of 703 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Arthur Boyd?
Menzies, Smith & Singer and Leonard Joel account for the most recorded results. Menzies · Smith & Singer · Leonard Joel
About Arthur Boyd
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd was a leading Australian painter of the middle to late 20th century. Boyd's work ranges from impressionist renderings of Australian landscape to starkly expressionist figuration, and many canvases feature both. Several famous works set Biblical stories against the Australian landscape, such as The Expulsion (1947–48), now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Having a strong social conscience, Boyd's work deals with humanitarian issues and universal themes of love, loss and shame.
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