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Auction result
(Children Playing) 1968
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1968
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$8,000 – A$10,000 (≈ $6,113 – $7,641) (≈ £5,004 – £6,255) (≈ €5,622 – €7,028)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'David Boyd 68' lower right
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 55.5 x 79.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0810)
- Date
- October 25, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 206
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$10,000 (≈ $6,113 – $7,641) (≈ £5,004 – £6,255) (≈ €5,622 – €7,028)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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