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Oil · Linen
Davidson Auctions · Jul 26, 2026A$26,000 ≈ $18,169 ≈ £13,636 ≈ €15,953Sign up free to see price
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Picnic by the Ocean Beach
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011)
A$44,182 price realized incl. premium
≈ $45,538≈ £28,959≈ €33,959
Hammer A$36,000 · with buyer’s premium A$44,182
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on masonite”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: David Boyd
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 90.0 x 121.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | December 2011 (11DEC)
- Date
- December 8, 2011
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 5
- Estimate
- A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $36,075 – $46,382) (≈ £22,941 – £29,495) (≈ €26,901 – €34,587)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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