David Boyd
Australian · 1924–2011 · Painter, Sculptor
David Fielding Gough Boyd was an Australian artist, and a member of the Boyd artistic dynasty. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Wills Alone 1958Smith & Singer · A$85,909≈ $55,201≈ £44,313≈ €51,890Sign up to see
The Spearing of Gilbert II 1957-58Menzies · A$73,636≈ $51,263≈ £33,688≈ €45,604Sign up to see
Truganini – Bruny Island 1959Smith & Singer · A$73,636≈ $47,806≈ £35,357≈ €40,923Sign up to see
David 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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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
410
of 510 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 357 | 317 | 89% | $11.3kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $55.2kSign up |
| Oil | 352 | 313 | 89% | $11.4kSign up | $9kSign up | $55.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.3kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $5.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 27 | 13 | 48% | $1.6kSign up | $899Sign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 20 | 8 | 40% | $501Sign up | $346Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 120 | 77 | 64% | $340Sign up | $311Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Etching | 69 | 42 | 61% | $373Sign up | $378Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 1 | 33% | $34Sign up | $34Sign up | $34Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $439Sign up | $397Sign up | $687Sign up |
| Screenprint | 7 | 7 | 100% | $452Sign up | $446Sign up | $612Sign up |
| Print (other) | 36 | 22 | 61% | $232Sign up | $190Sign up | $496Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $39.8kSign up | $39.8kSign up | $39.8kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 1 | 25% | $721Sign up | $721Sign up | $721Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 11 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 24 | 16 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 48 | 34 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 105 | 61 | $453Sign up |
| 2022 | 29 | 25 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 29 | 28 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 24 | 21 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 22 | 20 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 29 | 28 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 29 | 27 | $9kSign up |
| 2016 | 27 | 26 | $7kSign up |
| 2015 | 39 | 36 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 32 | 24 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $612Sign up |
| 2012 | 15 | 13 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 11 | 10 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 16 | 14 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | $12.6kSign up |