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The Escape
David Boyd (Australian, 1924–2011) · 1972
A$8,000 hammer
≈ $5,386≈ £4,104≈ €4,825
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on Canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 48x63cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art (Sale 186) (186)
- Date
- August 25, 2024
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 28
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$10,000 (≈ $5,386 – $6,733) (≈ £4,104 – £5,130) (≈ €4,825 – €6,031)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2023 and 2024 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Nov 25, 2023 · Davidson Auctions
Australian & International Art (Sale 174), lot 15
Bought in / unsold · est. A$10,000 – A$14,000
As catalogued
David Boyd, “The Escape”, 1972
Oil on Canvas
48x63cm
Aug 25, 2024 · Davidson Auctions this result
Australian & International Art (Sale 186), lot 28
Sold A$8,000Sign up to see · est. A$8,000 – A$10,000
As catalogued
David Boyd, “The Escape”, 1972
Oil on Canvas
48x63cm
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