Eric Byrd

South African · 1905–1985

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6auction results2013–2023years recorded83%sold (5)$206Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Eric Byrd, Portrait of a Lieutenant in the Union Defence Force (South Africa), World War II, oil on canvasPortrait of a Lieutenant in the Union Defence Force (South Africa), World War IIStrauss & Co · ZAR 32,830≈ $2,180≈ £1,669≈ €1,989Sign up to see
  2. Eric Byrd, At Bedford Farm, ink and watercolour on paperAt Bedford FarmStrauss & Co · ZAR 3,752≈ $249≈ £191≈ €227Sign up to see
  3. Eric Byrd, At Bedford Farm, ink and watercolour on paperAt Bedford FarmStrauss & Co · ZAR 3,752≈ $206≈ £170≈ €193Sign up to see

Eric Byrd’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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Average price
median $206free account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
5
of 6 offered · 2013–2023
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$10$100$1k201520172019202120232013-11-15 · $1032022-03-14 · $2,1802022-03-14 · $2492023-03-13 · $2062023-05-15 · $31
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings11100%$2.2kSign up$2.2kSign up$2.2kSign up
Oil11100%$2.2kSign up$2.2kSign up$2.2kSign up
Works on paper5480%$147Sign up$155Sign up$249Sign up
Watercolor5480%$147Sign up$155Sign up$249Sign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202322$119Sign up
202232$1.2kSign up
201311$103Sign up

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