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$45,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $41,465≈ £25,437≈ €30,498
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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 indistinctly verso: THE BLESSING / David Boyd
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 119.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Part 1: Important Fine Art (32-part-1-important-fine-art)
- Date
- November 27, 2013
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 59
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $36,372 – $54,559) (≈ £22,313 – £33,469) (≈ €26,752 – €40,128)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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