Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗John Forrest Discovers a Spring in the Desert (1958), 1958
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The Blessing
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1966
A$114,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $106,844≈ £53,967≈ €67,316
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: David Boyd 1966 inscribed verso: THE BLESSING / David Boyd (indistinct)
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 119.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (4-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 17, 2008
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 143
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$50,000 (≈ $28,117 – $46,862) (≈ £14,202 – £23,670) (≈ €17,715 – €29,525)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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