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Cocktail Party 1978
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1978
A$13,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ $11,144≈ £7,108≈ €8,967
Hammer A$11,000 · with buyer’s premium A$13,500
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil and sfumato on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower left: David Boyd 1978
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 74.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | December 2014 (14DEC)
- Date
- December 11, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 152
- Estimate
- A$14,000 – A$18,000 (≈ $11,556 – $14,858) (≈ £7,371 – £9,477) (≈ €9,299 – €11,955)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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