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Auction result
Forbidden Apple 1972
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1972
A$28,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ $27,294≈ £17,424≈ €20,487
Hammer A$24,000 · with buyer’s premium A$28,800
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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: 1972
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 71.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art | September 2010 (10SEP)
- Date
- September 23, 2010
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 88
- Estimate
- A$22,000 – A$32,000 (≈ $20,850 – $30,327) (≈ £13,310 – £19,360) (≈ €15,650 – €22,763)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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