David Boyd Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1924–2011

Of the 355 lots by David Boyd (oil paintings) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 314 found a buyer (88%). Across 314 sales with a published price, the typical result was $5.3kSign up free to see to $14.2kSign up free to see (median $9kSign up free to see). Wills Alone 1958 holds the top price on file: $55.2kSign up free to see at Smith & Singer (April 2024). The houses with the most results are Menzies (157), Leonard Joel (84) and Davidson Auctions (75).

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1. 
   The Dancing Princess, 1973

   Oil · Canvas

   64 x 53cm

   Leonard Joel · Sep 5, 2017 · Lot 42
   A$13,500≈ $10,771≈ £8,311≈ €9,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–18,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
2. 
   Watching a Bird Take a Bath

   Oil · Board

   44 x 50cm

   Leonard Joel · Sep 5, 2017 · Lot 13
   A$8,000≈ $6,383≈ £4,925≈ €5,368Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–10,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
3. 
   Ben Boyd Crossing Creek

   Oil · Canvas

   56.0 x 65.0 cm

   Menzies · Aug 10, 2017 · Lot 147
   A$12,273≈ $9,671≈ £7,444≈ €8,244Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Menzies ↗
4. 
   Two Children, Sunflowers and Cockatoo

   Oil · Board

   36.5 x 44.0 cm

   Menzies · Aug 10, 2017 · Lot 146
   A$6,750≈ $5,319≈ £4,094≈ €4,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
5. 
   A Day on the Beach

   Oil · Board

   26.0 x 31.0 cm

   Menzies · Aug 10, 2017 · Lot 145
   A$6,750≈ $5,319≈ £4,094≈ €4,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
6. 
   The Goddess by the Lake 1971, 1971

   Oil · Canvas

   49.0 x 99.0 cm

   Menzies · Aug 10, 2017 · Lot 133
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$16,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
7. 
   Untitled c1969, c1969

   Oil · Board

   102.5 x 141.0 cm

   Menzies · Aug 10, 2017 · Lot 98
   A$24,545≈ $19,342≈ £14,888≈ €16,486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$24,000–32,000View at Menzies ↗
8. 
   (Butterfly Attacking Bull) 1974, 1974

   Oil · Canvas

   65.5 x 81 cm

   Smith & Singer · Jun 21, 2017 · Lot 213
   A$14,640≈ $11,073≈ £8,723≈ €9,933Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–18,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
9. 
   (Untitled)

   Oil · Board

   45.5 x 50.5 cm

   Smith & Singer · Jun 21, 2017 · Lot 189
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–10,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
10. 
    Children Playing

    Oil · Board

    55 x 65cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 6, 2017 · Lot 78
    A$8,000≈ $5,988≈ £4,640≈ €5,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
11. 
    Three Children

    Oil · Board

    29.5 x 24cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 6, 2017 · Lot 76
    A$3,200≈ $2,395≈ £1,856≈ €2,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
12. 
    Eve Up a Tree, 1976

    Oil · Board

    32.5 x 27cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 6, 2017 · Lot 74
    A$3,600≈ $2,695≈ £2,088≈ €2,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
13. 
    Untitled, 1973

    Oil · Canvas

    53 x 64cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 6, 2017 · Lot 1
    A$19,000≈ $14,222≈ £11,020≈ €12,633Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$9,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
14. 
    Angel in the Olive Tree

    Oil · Board

    72.0 x 91.5 cm

    Menzies · May 11, 2017 · Lot 123
    A$20,864≈ $15,375≈ £11,961≈ €14,158Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
15. 
    Bathers under the Wattle

    Oil · Board

    50.0 x 60.0 cm

    Menzies · May 11, 2017 · Lot 122
    A$9,818≈ $7,235≈ £5,629≈ €6,662Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$9,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
16. 
    Untitled (Children in a Garden)

    Oil · Board

    88.5 x 88.5 cm

    Menzies · May 11, 2017 · Lot 121
    A$27,000≈ $19,897≈ £15,479≈ €18,321Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
17. 
    Children Playing in the Garden of Paradise

    Oil · Canvas

    54.0 x 64.0 cm

    Menzies · May 11, 2017 · Lot 106
    A$12,273≈ $9,044≈ £7,036≈ €8,328Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–16,000View at Menzies ↗
18. 
    Apple Pickers 1972, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    63.8 x 51.3 cm

    Smith & Singer · May 3, 2017 · Lot 28
    A$21,960≈ $16,407≈ £12,688≈ €15,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–25,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
19. 
    Nymph in Rock Pool

    Oil · Canvas

    50.0 x 60.0 cm

    Menzies · Feb 9, 2017 · Lot 136
    A$14,727≈ $11,275≈ £8,973≈ €10,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
20. 
    Untitled

    Oil · Canvas

    41.0 x 36.0 cm

    Menzies · Feb 9, 2017 · Lot 135
    A$7,977≈ $6,107≈ £4,860≈ €5,712Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
21. 
    Wombat and Europa, 2001

    Oil · Canvas

    39.5 x 50cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 29, 2016 · Lot 69
    A$8,000≈ $5,954≈ £4,775≈ €5,630Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
22. 
    Race Across the Sandbank

    Oil · Board

    48 x 58cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 29, 2016 · Lot 62
    A$11,000≈ $8,187≈ £6,566≈ €7,741Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
23. 
    Swimmer with Cockatoo

    Oil · Board

    29.5 x 37cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 29, 2016 · Lot 61
    A$5,000≈ $3,721≈ £2,984≈ €3,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
24. 
    Europa with Blue Roses

    Oil · Board

    46 x 37.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 29, 2016 · Lot 60
    A$3,600≈ $2,679≈ £2,149≈ €2,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,600–5,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
25. 
    (Untitled)

    Oil · Canvas

    55 x 46 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 211
    A$9,760≈ $7,457≈ £6,105≈ €6,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
26. 
    (Children Playing) 1968, 1968

    Oil · Board

    55.5 x 79.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 206
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–10,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
27. 
    Laying Out the Springtuile Picnic Cloth

    Oil · Board

    25 x 30cm

    Leonard Joel · Sep 6, 2016 · Lot 14
    A$6,000≈ $4,578≈ £3,427≈ €4,103Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
28. 
    The Goddess of Fruit and the Spying Angel 1971, 1971

    Oil · Canvas

    152 x 121.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Aug 31, 2016 · Lot 35
    A$61,000≈ $45,863≈ £34,941≈ €41,200Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$50,000–60,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
29. 
    A Walk by the River

    Oil · Board

    45 x 45cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 7, 2016 · Lot 54
    A$16,000≈ $11,898≈ £8,166≈ €10,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
30. 
    Children Discovering the Goanna (circa 1985), 1985

    Oil · Canvas

    76 x 91.2 cm

    Smith & Singer · May 10, 2016 · Lot 57
    A$34,160≈ $25,092≈ £17,373≈ €22,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
31. 
    Leap Frog by the Paper Bark (circa 1985), 1985

    Oil · Canvas

    75.6 x 91.1 cm

    Smith & Singer · May 10, 2016 · Lot 56
    A$29,280≈ $21,507≈ £14,891≈ €18,907Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
32. 
    A Plumed Wombat Watching Europa Cleaning her Wings 1996, 1996

    Oil · Board

    76.0 x 102.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 23, 2016 · Lot 138
    A$18,409≈ $13,914≈ £9,838≈ €12,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
33. 
    Children at Play

    Oil · Board

    46.0 x 60.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 23, 2016 · Lot 137
    A$14,114≈ $10,668≈ £7,543≈ €9,549Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
34. 
    Europa Bather

    Oil · Board

    51.0 x 76.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 23, 2016 · Lot 136
    A$10,432≈ $7,885≈ £5,575≈ €7,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
35. 
    Children Playing by the Shore

    Oil · Canvas

    35.5 x 41.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 23, 2016 · Lot 135
    A$8,591≈ $6,493≈ £4,591≈ €5,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
36. 
    Playtime

    Oil · Canvas

    69.5 x 74.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 23, 2016 · Lot 103
    A$23,318≈ $17,624≈ £12,461≈ €15,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
37. 
    Judge and Girl 1993, 1993

    Oil · Board

    91.5 x 101.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 23, 2016 · Lot 83
    A$14,727≈ $11,131≈ £7,870≈ €9,964Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$16,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
38. 
    In The Apple Orchard

    Oil · Canvas

    59 x 69cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 22, 2016 · Lot 99
    A$20,000≈ $15,202≈ £10,683≈ €13,558Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
39. 
    Under The Old Apple Tree

    Oil · Canvas

    51 x 46cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 22, 2016 · Lot 16
    A$10,500≈ $7,981≈ £5,608≈ €7,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–10,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
40. 
    CHILDREN IN A FOREST,, 1972

    Oil · Board

    Leonard Joel · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 5
    A$3,800≈ $2,702≈ £1,917≈ €2,451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,600–3,600View at Leonard Joel ↗
41. 
    Europa Accepting Blue Roses From a Wombat 2005, 2005

    Oil · Canvas

    45.0 x 61.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 10, 2015 · Lot 112
    A$7,364≈ $5,372≈ £3,552≈ €4,909Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
42. 
    Butterflies Returning 2001, 2001

    Oil · Canvas

    89.5 x 74.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 10, 2015 · Lot 100
    A$17,795≈ $12,982≈ £8,583≈ €11,863Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
43. 
    Nosegay and Mistress 1993, 1993

    Oil · Board

    112.5 x 90.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 10, 2015 · Lot 71
    A$19,636≈ $14,325≈ £9,471≈ €13,091Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
44. 
    Reconciliation 2001, 2001

    Oil · Canvas

    211.5 x 151.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 10, 2015 · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–50,000View at Menzies ↗
45. 
    The Offering 1962, 1962

    Oil · Board

    120.0 x 102.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 10, 2015 · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$35,000–45,000View at Menzies ↗
46. 
    Children Under the Trees

    Oil · Canvas

    76 x 64cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2015 · Lot 22
    A$11,000≈ $8,019≈ £5,323≈ €7,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
47. 
    A Fantasy of Childhood

    Oil · Board

    60.5 x 76 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 27, 2015 · Lot 147
    A$12,200≈ $8,820≈ £5,753≈ €7,974Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
48. 
    The Picnic In The Forest

    Oil · Board

    29.5 x 37 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 27, 2015 · Lot 146
    A$4,880≈ $3,528≈ £2,301≈ €3,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
49. 
    Judges c1990, c1990

    Oil · Canvas

    88.5 x 99.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 118
    A$15,341≈ $10,680≈ £7,018≈ €9,501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
50. 
    The River at Warrandyte c1987, c1987

    Oil · Canvas

    90.0 x 100.5 cm

    Menzies · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 114
    A$23,318≈ $16,233≈ £10,668≈ €14,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗

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