Donald Friend

Australian · 1915–1989 · Painter, Draughtsman

Donald Stuart Leslie Friend was an Australian artist and diarist who lived much of his life overseas. He has been the subject of controversy since the posthumous publication of… (Wikipedia)

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A$164,700≈ $130,867≈ £85,629≈ €119,765Sign uprecord price · incl. premium(Australian Fantasy) (1964)Smith & Singer2015244auction results2009–2026years recorded80%sold (194)$3.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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(Australian Fantasy) (1964)Smith & Singer · Apr 2015A$164,700≈ $130,867≈ £85,629≈ €119,765Sign up to see
Native Boy with Fish 1945Smith & Singer · May 2016A$73,200≈ $53,768≈ £37,227≈ €47,268Sign up to see
Hurry Edward, The Troops are Coming (1963)Smith & Singer · Nov 2024A$73,636≈ $47,729≈ £37,799≈ €45,323Sign up to see

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Firenze, 1950
Drawing
30x47cm
Davidson Auctions · Mar 9, 2024 · Lot 248
A$750≈ $498≈ £388≈ €455HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$200–400View at Davidson Auctions ↗
(2)
Drawing
14x19.5cm, & 19x13cm
Davidson Auctions · Mar 9, 2024 · Lot 333
A$550≈ $365≈ £284≈ €334HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$600–1,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
The Trojan
aluminium
39cm high, 44cm wide (15 3/8in high, 17 1/4in wide)
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 27, 2023 · Lot 379
£3,024≈ $3,663≈ €3,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
The Lugger Darnley, North Queensland
Oil · Board
23.5 x 33.5cm
Leonard Joel · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 2
A$22,000≈ $13,999≈ £11,459≈ €13,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$16,000–20,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Nude Playing a Guitar, 1939
Drawing
32x26.5cm
Davidson Auctions · Aug 20, 2023 · Lot 34
A$1,600≈ $1,023≈ £801≈ €938HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
Three Boys - Cairns, 1947
Gouache
35x52cm
Davidson Auctions · Aug 20, 2023 · Lot 35
A$4,500≈ $2,877≈ £2,254≈ €2,637HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
Budal
Gouache
29.5x23cm
Davidson Auctions · Aug 20, 2023 · Lot 69
A$1,600≈ $1,023≈ £801≈ €938HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
Ideas
Drawing
79.5x56cm
Davidson Auctions · Aug 20, 2023 · Lot 70
A$2,250≈ $1,438≈ £1,127≈ €1,319HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
Figures (Bali)
Drawing
76.5x56.5cm
Davidson Auctions · Aug 20, 2023 · Lot 71
A$6,500≈ $4,155≈ £3,256≈ €3,809HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
The Verandah, 1954
Oil · Canvas
36 x 43.5cm
Leonard Joel · Jun 27, 2023 · Lot 17
A$19,000≈ $12,711≈ £9,981≈ €11,607Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–25,000View at Leonard Joel ↗

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About Donald Friend

Donald Stuart Leslie Friend was an Australian artist and diarist who lived much of his life overseas. He has been the subject of controversy since the posthumous publication of diaries in which he wrote about how he sexually abused boys during his time in Bali.

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