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. 
   At the City's Edge

   Oil · Canvas

   65 x 70cm

   Leonard Joel · Mar 25, 2014 · Lot 43
   A$13,000≈ $11,896≈ £7,202≈ €8,627Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–16,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
2. 
   Studies for the Trial Series 1963, 1963

   Oil · Paper

   i) Judge Dancing, 48.5 x 34.5 cm,

   Menzies · Mar 20, 2014 · Lot 96
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$38,000–48,000View at Menzies ↗
3. 
   Clown Comforting Judge 1998, 1998

   Oil · Board

   91.5 x 66.0 cm

   Menzies · Mar 20, 2014 · Lot 88
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$16,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
4. 
   (CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE BUSH)

   Oil · Canvas

   Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013 · Lot 245
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$20,000–30,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
5. 
   The Departure

   Oil · Canvas

   53 x 64.5cm

   Leonard Joel · Jun 17, 2013 · Lot 23
   A$6,000≈ $5,767≈ £3,665≈ €4,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
6. 
   Children's Afternoon

   Oil · Board

   29 x 24cm

   Leonard Joel · Mar 19, 2013 · Lot 80
   A$4,000≈ $4,150≈ £2,744≈ €3,206Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
7. 
   Chasing the Cockatoos

   Oil · Canvas · ed. Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 15/11/2000, lot no. 210

   49.5 x 60cm

   Leonard Joel · Dec 9, 2012 · Lot 70
   A$11,000≈ $11,525≈ £7,170≈ €8,930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
8. 
   Angel and Cockatoos

   Oil · Board

   55 x 65cm

   Leonard Joel · Dec 9, 2012 · Lot 21
   A$14,000≈ $14,668≈ £9,125≈ €11,366Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
9. 
   Ambush 1968, 1968

   Oil · Canvas

   118.0 x 157.5 cm

   Menzies · Dec 6, 2012 · Lot 78
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–50,000View at Menzies ↗
10. 
    Kneeling Figure with Cockatoo, 1970

    Oil · Board

    49.5 x 62cm

    Leonard Joel · Sep 23, 2012 · Lot 69
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$16,000–20,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
11. 
    Children by the River

    Oil · Board

    26 x 31cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2012 · Lot 67
    A$5,000≈ $5,020≈ £3,227≈ €4,019Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
12. 
    Children Playing

    Oil · Board

    26 x 31cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2012 · Lot 66
    A$6,000≈ $6,023≈ £3,872≈ €4,823Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
13. 
    Europa Gathering Wattle

    Oil · Canvas

    48 x 42.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 25, 2012 · Lot 93
    A$11,000≈ $11,429≈ £7,190≈ €8,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–18,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
14. 
    Discovery II, 1979

    Oil · Canvas

    34.5 x 39cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 25, 2012 · Lot 71
    A$7,000≈ $7,273≈ £4,575≈ €5,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
15. 
    Children by the Stream

    Oil · Canvas

    39.5 x 34.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 25, 2012 · Lot 62
    A$7,500≈ $7,793≈ £4,902≈ €5,870Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
16. 
    Children and Cockatoos

    Oil · Board

    75 x 64.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 25, 2012 · Lot 18
    A$18,000≈ $18,702≈ £11,765≈ €14,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–25,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
17. 
    The Blue Angel and the Swimmer c1980, c1980

    Oil · Canvas

    50.5 x 61.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 22, 2012 · Lot 175
    A$17,182≈ $17,819≈ £11,277≈ €13,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
18. 
    Angel in an Apple Tree 1974, 1974

    Oil · Canvas

    54.5 x 81.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 22, 2012 · Lot 143
    A$19,636≈ $20,365≈ £12,888≈ €15,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
19. 
    Leap Frog by the Paper Bark

    Oil · Canvas

    75.5 x 91.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 22, 2012 · Lot 127
    A$29,455≈ $30,548≈ £19,333≈ €23,200Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$28,000–36,000View at Menzies ↗
20. 
    Children Discovering the Goanna

    Oil · Canvas

    76.0 x 91.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 22, 2012 · Lot 113
    A$29,455≈ $30,548≈ £19,333≈ €23,200Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$28,000–36,000View at Menzies ↗
21. 
    Children Playing 1974, 1974

    Oil · Canvas

    54.0 x 65.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 8, 2011 · Lot 119
    A$23,318≈ $24,034≈ £15,284≈ €17,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
22. 
    Grandson in the Bush

    Oil · Canvas

    39.5 x 44.5 cm

    Menzies · Dec 8, 2011 · Lot 98
    A$10,432≈ $10,752≈ £6,838≈ €8,018Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
23. 
    The Judge in the Paper Bark Tree 1977, 1977

    Oil · Board

    65.0 x 75.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 8, 2011 · Lot 87
    A$31,909≈ $32,889≈ £20,915≈ €24,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–26,000View at Menzies ↗
24. 
    The Hunter

    Oil · Canvas

    60.0 x 72.5 cm

    Menzies · Dec 8, 2011 · Lot 68
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$24,000–30,000View at Menzies ↗
25. 
    Picnic by the Ocean Beach

    Oil · Board

    90.0 x 121.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 8, 2011 · Lot 5
    A$44,182≈ $45,538≈ £28,959≈ €33,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$35,000–45,000View at Menzies ↗
26. 
    Swimming Girls and Blossom

    Oil · Board

    49 x 59cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 4, 2011 · Lot 66
    A$12,000≈ $12,343≈ £7,890≈ €9,136Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–16,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
27. 
    Foreshore Playtime

    Oil · Canvas

    48.5 x 69cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 4, 2011 · Lot 25
    A$22,000≈ $22,629≈ £14,465≈ €16,749Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–25,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
28. 
    Europa's Daughter Fleeing a Winter's Wilderness (Gathering Firewood) 1988, 1988

    Oil · Board

    80.0 x 97.5 cm

    Menzies · Sep 14, 2011 · Lot 63
    A$33,136≈ $33,948≈ £21,500≈ €24,727Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–38,000View at Menzies ↗
29. 
    Children with Sunflowers

    Oil · Board

    49.5 x 44.0 cm

    Menzies · Jun 23, 2011 · Lot 138
    A$24,545≈ $25,794≈ £16,146≈ €18,150Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
30. 
    Nosegay and a Snail (Clown in the Tree series) 1991, 1991

    Oil · Board

    74.0 x 89.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 24, 2011 · Lot 83
    A$33,600≈ $34,181≈ £21,148≈ €24,194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$28,000–38,000View at Menzies ↗
31. 
    A Naked angel fallen from a wattle tree - was she pushed? 1973, 1973

    Oil · Board

    64.0 x 74.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 24, 2011 · Lot 55
    A$28,800≈ $29,298≈ £18,127≈ €20,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–35,000View at Menzies ↗
32. 
    Flame Tree, Beauty and the Beast Series 1989, 1989

    Oil · Canvas

    122.0 x 152.5 cm

    Menzies · Dec 15, 2010 · Lot 95
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$50,000–70,000View at Menzies ↗
33. 
    Child Chasing White Cockatoo

    Oil · Canvas

    40.5 x 45.5 cm

    Menzies · Dec 15, 2010 · Lot 85
    A$15,600≈ $15,512≈ £9,903≈ €11,611Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
34. 
    Beach Party

    Oil · Board

    40.5 x 51.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 15, 2010 · Lot 84
    A$16,800≈ $16,705≈ £10,665≈ €12,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$16,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
35. 
    Children Playing in a Landscape

    Oil · Canvas

    61.0 x 66.0 cm

    Menzies · Dec 15, 2010 · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$20,000–26,000View at Menzies ↗
36. 
    Forbidden Apple 1972, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    61.0 x 71.5 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2010 · Lot 88
    A$28,800≈ $27,294≈ £17,424≈ €20,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$22,000–32,000View at Menzies ↗
37. 
    Children by the Sea

    Oil · Board · ed. 14/76

    61.0 x 76.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2010 · Lot 84
    A$22,800≈ $21,608≈ £13,794≈ €16,219Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–26,000View at Menzies ↗
38. 
    Girl and Trumpet 1967, 1967

    Oil · Board

    91.0 x 58.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2010 · Lot 80
    A$30,000≈ $28,432≈ £18,150≈ €21,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$22,000–30,000View at Menzies ↗
39. 
    Secret Haven

    Oil · Board

    37.0 x 44.5 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2010 · Lot 61
    A$16,800≈ $15,922≈ £10,164≈ €11,951Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
40. 
    Walk at Sunrise 1979, 1979

    Oil · Canvas

    25.5 x 51.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2010 · Lot 60
    A$16,800≈ $15,922≈ £10,164≈ €11,951Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
41. 
    Mother and Baby 1972, 1972

    Oil · Canvas

    35.5 x 51.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2010 · Lot 53
    A$19,200≈ $18,196≈ £11,616≈ €13,658Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$16,000–20,000View at Menzies ↗
42. 
    The Blue Angel and the Sunflower c1976, c1976

    Oil · Canvas

    51.0 x 61.0 cm

    Menzies · Jun 24, 2010 · Lot 61
    A$24,000≈ $20,755≈ £13,854≈ €16,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$22,000–32,000View at Menzies ↗
43. 
    St Peters Vision in an Orchard 1989, 1989

    Oil · Canvas

    30.0 x 40.5 cm

    Menzies · Jun 24, 2010 · Lot 60
    A$15,600≈ $13,491≈ £9,005≈ €11,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
44. 
    Nude in Sunlight 1976, 1976

    Oil · Canvas

    50.5 x 66.0 cm

    Menzies · Jun 24, 2010 · Lot 59
    A$22,800≈ $19,717≈ £13,162≈ €16,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–25,000View at Menzies ↗
45. 
    Woman Bathing

    Oil · Board

    35.5 x 45.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 126
    A$20,400≈ $18,638≈ £12,481≈ €13,955Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
46. 
    Landscape with Children

    Oil · Canvas

    40.5 x 35.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 89
    A$18,000≈ $16,445≈ £11,013≈ €12,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–16,000View at Menzies ↗
47. 
    Flight of the Cockatoo

    Oil · Board

    39.5 x 50.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 88
    A$18,000≈ $16,445≈ £11,013≈ €12,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
48. 
    The Dress and the Veil II 1966, 1966

    Oil · Canvas

    110.5 x 73.5 cm

    Menzies · Dec 16, 2009 · Lot 157
    A$38,400≈ $34,557≈ £21,110≈ €23,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$25,000–35,000View at Menzies ↗
49. 
    Children Admiring a Wattle Tree (Recollections of Childhood series) 1977-78, 1977-78

    Oil · Canvas

    41.0 x 36.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 23, 2009 · Lot 107
    A$14,400≈ $12,592≈ £7,661≈ €8,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
50. 
    Memories of Childhood and the Orchard 1970, 1970

    Oil · Canvas

    81.0 x 99.0 cm

    Menzies · Jun 24, 2009 · Lot 156
    A$44,400≈ $35,460≈ £21,468≈ €25,276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–40,000View at Menzies ↗

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