Donald Friend Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1915–1989

Donald Friend works on paper have appeared at auction 267 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 209 sold, a sell-through rate of 78%. The median price realised is $3.6kSign up free to see across 205 priced sales; the middle half sold for $1.5kSign up free to see–$7.1kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $63.3kSign up free to see for Self Portrait In A Carved Mirror at Deutscher and Hackett in October 2013. The houses with the most results are Deutscher and Hackett (87), Davidson Auctions (66) and Smith & Singer (44).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   St. Mark

   Gouache · Paper

   26 x 19cm

   Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2015 · Lot 32
   A$1,100≈ $802≈ £532≈ €757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
2. 
   The Garden at Batudjimbar, Bali

   Pastel · Paper

   36 x 44cm

   Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2015 · Lot 31
   A$2,800≈ $2,041≈ £1,355≈ €1,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
3. 
   The Four Horsemen (1961), 1961

   Watercolor · Paper

   71 x 103 cm

   Smith & Singer · Oct 27, 2015 · Lot 141
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
4. 
   Exhausted Footballer

   Gouache · Board

   49.5 x 36.5 cm

   Menzies · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 175
   A$8,591≈ $5,981≈ £3,930≈ €5,321Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,500–5,000View at Menzies ↗
5. 
   From the Bush, 1985

   Watercolor

   50 x 63cm

   Leonard Joel · Sep 15, 2015 · Lot 16
   A$5,000≈ $3,563≈ £2,312≈ €3,148Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
6. 
   Sporting Landscape (Trumper Park), 1963

   Gouache · Paper

   57.0 x 80.0 cm

   Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 26, 2015 · Lot 110
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
7. 
   Shopping in the Pettah (1961), 1961

   Watercolor · Paper

   51.1 x 70 cm

   Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2015 · Lot 34
   A$16,470≈ $11,891≈ £7,534≈ €10,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
8. 
   The Four Horsemen (1961), 1961

   Watercolor · Paper

   71 x 103 cm

   Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2015 · Lot 33
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
9. 
   (Busselton Steam Engine)

   Watercolor · Paper

   50.4 x 68.1 cm

   Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2015 · Lot 31
   A$6,710≈ $4,844≈ £3,069≈ €4,210Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
10. 
    (Bat Festival, Bali)

    Watercolor · Paper

    55.3 x 75.6 cm

    Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2015 · Lot 30
    A$8,540≈ $6,166≈ £3,906≈ €5,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
11. 
    Balinese with a Cat and Mouse Carving

    Watercolor · Paper

    55 x 74.8 cm

    Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2015 · Lot 20
    A$10,370≈ $7,487≈ £4,744≈ €6,507Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
12. 
    The Carpenters

    Watercolor · Paper

    50.4 x 75.9 cm

    Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2015 · Lot 19
    A$10,370≈ $7,487≈ £4,744≈ €6,507Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
13. 
    (Three Balinese Boys)

    Drawing · Paper

    48 x 63 cm

    Smith & Singer · Jul 21, 2015 · Lot 97
    A$3,172≈ $2,338≈ £1,503≈ €2,151Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,500–3,500View at Smith & Singer ↗
14. 
    Head Study and Flower Piece

    Drawing · Paper

    30.5 x 47 cm

    Smith & Singer · Jul 21, 2015 · Lot 96
    A$1,952≈ $1,439≈ £925≈ €1,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Smith & Singer ↗
15. 
    Falling Figures 1965, 1965

    Gouache · Board

    76.5 x 55.5 cm

    Menzies · Jun 25, 2015 · Lot 136
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$7,000–10,000View at Menzies ↗
16. 
    Back Garden Harvest, 1985

    Watercolor · Paper

    50.0 x 63.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · May 6, 2015 · Lot 95
    A$9,000≈ $7,204≈ £4,732≈ €6,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–9,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
17. 
    Study For Celebration, 1956

    Watercolor · Paper

    28.5 x 46.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · May 6, 2015 · Lot 91
    A$4,200≈ $3,362≈ £2,208≈ €2,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
18. 
    The Frescoed Wall (1969), 1969

    Watercolor · Board

    78 x 134 cm

    Smith & Singer · Apr 28, 2015 · Lot 98
    A$34,160≈ $27,143≈ £17,760≈ €24,840Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–40,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
19. 
    The Corner Table

    Gouache · Board

    35 x 47.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Mar 31, 2015 · Lot 363
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
20. 
    Omu 1953, 1953

    Gouache · Board

    47.3 x 30.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Mar 31, 2015 · Lot 304
    A$2,196≈ $1,669≈ £1,128≈ €1,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
21. 
    Village Rehearsal, Bali

    Gouache · Board

    56.0 x 78.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 230
    A$8,591≈ $6,738≈ £4,526≈ €6,141Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
22. 
    The Diver

    Watercolor · Paper

    75.5 x 54.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 152
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$12,000–16,000View at Menzies ↗
23. 
    Blind Man's Bluff: Art Critics at Work in the Athens of the Antipodes 1978 ink on paper titled, signed and dated lower right: Donald Friend: '78 26.5 x 36cm

    Drawing

    Leonard Joel · Dec 2, 2014 · Lot 135
    A$1,300≈ $1,097≈ £701≈ €883Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
24. 
    Negro In Kings Cross, 1953

    Gouache · Paper

    50.0 x 37.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 56
    A$8,400≈ $7,145≈ £4,530≈ €5,727Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,500–6,500View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
25. 
    Susanna And The Elders

    Gouache · Board

    18.0 x 26.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 55
    A$2,640≈ $2,245≈ £1,424≈ €1,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,500–3,500View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
26. 
    Totemic Figures

    Watercolor · Paper

    34.5 x 24.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 27, 2014 · Lot 133
    A$1,920≈ $1,794≈ £1,081≈ €1,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
27. 
    Garden Party Ceylon, c.1960

    Watercolor · Paper

    33.5 x 50.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 27, 2014 · Lot 132
    A$22,800≈ $21,305≈ £12,837≈ €16,168Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
28. 
    Ceylonese Boys, c.1960

    Watercolor · Paper

    51.5 x 35.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 27, 2014 · Lot 131
    A$7,800≈ $7,288≈ £4,392≈ €5,531Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
29. 
    Boy With A Striped Jacket

    Watercolor · Paper

    44.0 x 36.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 27, 2014 · Lot 120
    A$3,600≈ $3,364≈ £2,027≈ €2,553Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
30. 
    (Native Boy)

    Watercolor · Paper

    50 x 33 cm

    Smith & Singer · Jul 29, 2014 · Lot 208
    A$5,856≈ $5,498≈ £3,244≈ €4,094Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
31. 
    Bali Figures

    Gouache · Paper

    62.5 x 47.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Apr 30, 2014 · Lot 125
    A$4,440≈ $4,114≈ £2,445≈ €2,971Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,500–5,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
32. 
    Roadside Shrine 1950, 1950

    Mixed media · Paper

    33.0 x 48.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 20, 2014 · Lot 8
    A$6,136≈ $5,535≈ £3,356≈ €4,022Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
33. 
    Woman Swallowed by Mythical Animal

    Gouache · Paper

    55.0 x 78.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 20, 2014 · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
34. 
    GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAIN 1

    Drawing · Paper

    Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013 · Lot 196
    A$3,172≈ $3,011≈ £1,873≈ €2,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Smith & Singer ↗
35. 
    Figure Group And Barrel

    Drawing · Paper

    15.0 x 21.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 168
    A$1,020≈ $978≈ £605≈ €710Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
36. 
    Duenna Comedy

    Drawing · Paper

    20.5 x 17.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 167
    A$780≈ $748≈ £463≈ €543Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
37. 
    Duenna (Italian Comedy)

    Drawing · Paper

    20.5 x 17.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 166
    A$900≈ $863≈ £534≈ €626Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
38. 
    Carmen And L’Inamorata

    Drawing · Paper

    20.5 x 16.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 165
    A$780≈ $748≈ £463≈ €543Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
39. 
    The Arts Of Peace (Study For ‘Earth Imagined By Martians’), c.1977

    Drawing · Paper

    24.5 x 45.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 164
    A$1,320≈ $1,266≈ £784≈ €918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
40. 
    The Abominable Dinner Party (Study For ‘Earth Imagined By Martians’), c.1977

    Gouache · Paper

    48.0 x 63.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 163
    A$1,800≈ $1,726≈ £1,068≈ €1,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
41. 
    The Art Of War: Frog War (Study For ‘Earth Imagined By Martians’), 1977-78

    Drawing · Paper

    48.0 x 63.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 162
    A$2,280≈ $2,186≈ £1,353≈ €1,586Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
42. 
    Happy Extroverts #4

    Drawing · Paper

    22.0 x 29.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 161
    A$1,140≈ $1,093≈ £677≈ €793Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
43. 
    Liberated Prisoners Of War, Balikpapan, Borneo, 1945

    Drawing · Paper

    25.0 x 37.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 160
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
44. 
    Labuane, Malay, c.1944

    Drawing · Paper

    32.5 x 24.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
45. 
    Village Dancers, Lagos, Nigeria, 1939

    Drawing · Paper

    18.0 x 23.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 158
    A$3,360≈ $3,222≈ £1,995≈ €2,337Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
46. 
    Head Studies From Sculpture, Nigeria, c.1939

    Drawing · Paper

    31.5 x 34.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 157
    A$1,920≈ $1,841≈ £1,140≈ €1,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
47. 
    Ikerre Carving, Nigeria, 1939

    Drawing · Paper

    34.5 x 21.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 156
    A$1,200≈ $1,151≈ £712≈ €835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
48. 
    Pillar From Ogoga’Spalace Ikerre, 1939

    Drawing · Paper

    34.0 x 21.5 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 155
    A$3,840≈ $3,682≈ £2,279≈ €2,671Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
49. 
    Ikerre Priestesses,Nigeria, 1940

    Drawing · Paper

    34.5 x 22.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 154
    A$3,600≈ $3,452≈ £2,137≈ €2,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
50. 
    Yarra Bank, 1981

    Watercolor · Paper

    38.0 x 50.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 27, 2013 · Lot 153
    A$6,000≈ $5,753≈ £3,562≈ €4,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–9,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗

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