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Children Playing 1974
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1974
A$23,318 price realized incl. premium
≈ $24,034≈ £15,284≈ €17,922
Hammer A$19,000 · with buyer’s premium A$23,318
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: David Boyd; dated lower right: 1974
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 65.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | December 2011 (11DEC)
- Date
- December 8, 2011
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 119
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$20,000 (≈ $15,461 – $20,614) (≈ £9,832 – £13,109) (≈ €11,529 – €15,372)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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