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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Record prices
(Australian Fantasy) (1964)Smith & Singer · A$164,700≈ $130,867≈ £85,629≈ €119,765Sign up to see
Native Boy with Fish 1945Smith & Singer · A$73,200≈ $53,768≈ £37,227≈ €47,268Sign up to see
Hurry Edward, The Troops are Coming (1963)Smith & Singer · A$73,636≈ $47,729≈ £37,799≈ €45,323Sign up to see
Donald Friend’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.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 47 | 38 | 81% | $22.2kSign up | $17.7kSign up | $131kSign up |
| Oil | 42 | 35 | 83% | $23.6kSign up | $19.7kSign up | $131kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 3 | 60% | $5.5kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $10.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 176 | 136 | 77% | $4.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $39.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 56 | 40 | 71% | $9.3kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $39.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 49 | 34 | 69% | $3.5kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Pastel | 6 | 5 | 83% | $5.2kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $14kSign up |
| Drawing | 50 | 45 | 90% | $2.2kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $13kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 18 | 18 | 100% | $362Sign up | $221Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Etching | 11 | 11 | 100% | $176Sign up | $154Sign up | $429Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $684Sign up | $361Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $473Sign up | $473Sign up | $473Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $3.7kSign 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 | 12 | 10 | $3kSign up |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 16 | 15 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 21 | 14 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 16 | 10 | $726Sign up |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 21 | 19 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 30 | 25 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 13 | 12 | $4kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 11 | 8 | $3.9kSign up |