Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗The Conflict in a Womb, 2002
Oil · Canvas
Davidson Auctions · Jul 12, 2025A$4,200 ≈ $2,760 ≈ £2,045 ≈ €2,363Sign up free to see price
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Menzies holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Ambush 1968
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1968
More David Boyd oil prices (412) →
A$36,818 price realized incl. premium
≈ $24,917≈ £20,161≈ €22,781
Hammer A$30,000 · with buyer’s premium A$36,818
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inAuction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓
Get alerts when David Boyd sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: David Boyd 1968
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 118.0 x 157.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | September 2019 (19SEP)
- Date
- September 26, 2019
- Location
- Australia
- Lot
- 67
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $20,303 – $27,071) (≈ £16,428 – £21,904) (≈ €18,562 – €24,749)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Own a work by David Boyd? Get a free auction estimate →
What is a David Boyd worth? Price guide → · How to sell David Boyd
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2012 and 2019 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Dec 6, 2012 · Menzies
Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | December 2012, lot 78
Bought in / unsold · est. A$40,000 – A$50,000
As catalogued
David Boyd, “Ambush 1968”, 1968
oil on canvas
118.0 x 157.5 cm
Sep 26, 2019 · Menzies this result
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | September 2019, lot 67
Sold A$36,818Sign up to see · est. A$30,000 – A$40,000
As catalogued
David Boyd, “Ambush 1968”, 1968
oil on canvas
118.0 x 157.5 cm
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 100%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
Similar size by this artist
Works by David Boyd with a longest side of about 158 cm (62 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗
Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Wanderer Trying to Push Crown Off (The Wanderer Series) 1969, 1969
Oil · Canvas
Smith & Singer · Apr 8, 2025A$61,364 ≈ $37,179 ≈ £29,080 ≈ €33,954Sign up free to see price
Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Landscape with Cockatoo Man (The Wanderer Series) 1969, 1969
Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Apr 8, 2025A$30,682 ≈ $18,590 ≈ £14,540 ≈ €16,977Sign up free to see price
Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗The Public Defenders (The Trial Series) 1961, 1961
Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Nov 27, 2024A$55,227 ≈ $35,797 ≈ £28,350 ≈ €33,992Sign up free to see price
Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗The Portrait 1970, 1970
Oil · Canvas
Smith & Singer · Aug 21, 2024A$63,818 ≈ $43,007 ≈ £33,004 ≈ €38,689Sign up free to see price
Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Wills Alone 1958, 1958
Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Apr 17, 2024A$85,909 ≈ $55,201 ≈ £44,313 ≈ €51,890Sign up free to see priceMore results for David Boyd
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗The Private View
Print (other) · ed. 32/60
Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗The Generations - The Eternal Return, 2002
Print (other) · ed. 211/450
Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2026A$150 ≈ $105 ≈ £79 ≈ €93Sign up free to see price
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Clown and Judge
Print (other) · ed. 25/50
Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Angel Supporting Nude, 1966
Drawing (charcoal)
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$750 ≈ $524 ≈ £396 ≈ €467Sign up free to see price
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Music and the Angels / An Angel and His Flute
Oil
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$3,500 ≈ $2,443 ≈ £1,848 ≈ €2,180Sign up free to see price
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Sharing (Fruit Children)
Oil · Board
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$1,400 ≈ $977 ≈ £739 ≈ €872Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | September 2019 · Menzies · Sep 26, 2019
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Near Pisa 1995, 1995
Oil · Canvas
Menzies · Sep 26, 2019A$4,117,273 ≈ $2,786,447 ≈ £2,254,589 ≈ €2,547,492Sign up free to see price
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Kelly and Horse 1962, 1962
Oil · Board
Menzies · Sep 26, 2019A$552,273 ≈ $373,762 ≈ £302,421 ≈ €341,709Sign up free to see price
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Campbell Street 1963, 1963
Oil · Panel
Menzies · Sep 26, 2019A$441,818 ≈ $299,009 ≈ £241,936 ≈ €273,367Sign up free to see price
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Room with Pink Chair 1998, 1998
Acrylic · Canvas
Menzies · Sep 26, 2019A$429,545 ≈ $290,703 ≈ £235,216 ≈ €265,774Sign up free to see price
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Intruder and Parrots 1965, 1965
Oil · Board
Menzies · Sep 26, 2019A$331,364 ≈ $224,257 ≈ £181,453 ≈ €205,026Sign up free to see price
Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗The Waiter 1997, 1997
Oil · Linen
Menzies · Sep 26, 2019A$220,909 ≈ $149,505 ≈ £120,968 ≈ €136,684Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
Oil results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © Morgan O'Driscoll — view this lot on Morgan O'Driscoll ↗Fruit and Fanta, McCarthys Bar, Dingle, 2006
Oil · Canvas
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 20, 2026€19,000 ≈ $21,309 ≈ £15,984Sign up free to see price
Photo © León Gallery — view this lot on León Gallery ↗Untitled
Oil · Canvas
León Gallery · Oct 17, 2026₱841,120 ≈ $13,357 ≈ £10,016 ≈ €11,870Sign up free to see price
Photo © León Gallery — view this lot on León Gallery ↗Afternoon Before a Storm
Oil · Paper
León Gallery · Oct 17, 2026₱1,321,760 ≈ $20,990 ≈ £15,740 ≈ €18,652Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Into Yento I, II, and III, 2019
Oil · Canvas
Phillips · Oct 17, 2026£51,600 ≈ $68,809 ≈ €61,147Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled, 1986
Oil · Canvas
Phillips · Oct 17, 2026£41,280 ≈ $55,047 ≈ €48,918Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Mountainous Landscape with Eucalyptus Trees
Oil · Canvas
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2026$8,320 ≈ £6,281 ≈ €7,394Sign up free to see priceArtists related to David Boyd
All David Boyd results · More from Menzies · Art value guides