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Auction result
On Fire (1970)
Arthur Boyd (British, 1920–1999) · 1970
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$40,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $34,125 – $51,187) (≈ £21,779 – £32,668) (≈ €27,467 – €41,200)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 3 times ↓
- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “wool and cotton”
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 273 x 295 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0792)
- Date
- November 25, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 29
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $34,125 – $51,187) (≈ £21,779 – £32,668) (≈ €27,467 – €41,200)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered 3 times between 2014 and 2018 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 2
Nov 25, 2014 · Smith & Singer this result
Important Australian & International Art, lot 29
Bought in / unsold · est. A$40,000 – A$60,000
As catalogued
Arthur Boyd, “On Fire (1970)”, 1970
wool and cotton
273 x 295 cm
Nov 24, 2015 · Smith & Singer
Important Australian Art, lot 58
Bought in / unsold · est. A$30,000 – A$40,000
As catalogued
Arthur Boyd, “On Fire (1970)”, 1970
wool and cotton
273 x 295 cm
Oct 24, 2018 · Smith & Singer
Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, lot 73
Sold A$36,600Sign up to see · est. A$30,000 – A$40,000
As catalogued
Arthur Boyd, “On Fire (1970)”, 1970
wool and cotton
273 x 295 cm
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