Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Bald Hill near Maleny, Queensland, 1982
Watercolor · Paper
Deutscher and Hackett · May 19, 2026A$4,909 ≈ $3,494 ≈ £2,606 ≈ €3,007Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Moving Figures
Donald Friend (Australian, 1915–1989)
A$9,818 price realized incl. premium
≈ $9,142≈ £5,985≈ €7,015
Hammer A$8,000 · with buyer’s premium A$9,818
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “ink, watercolour and gouache on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed lower right: moving figures/ Donald Friend
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 79.0 x 57.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | June 2013 (13JUN)
- Date
- June 27, 2013
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 94
- Estimate
- A$7,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $6,518 – $8,381) (≈ £4,267 – £5,486) (≈ €5,002 – €6,431)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2013 and 2016 · sold 2
Jun 27, 2013 · Menzies this result
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | June 2013, lot 94
Sold A$9,818Sign up to see · est. A$7,000 – A$9,000
As catalogued
Donald Friend, “Moving Figures”
ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
79.0 x 57.0 cm
Mar 23, 2016 · Menzies
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2016, lot 63
Sold A$7,364 −25%Sign up to see · est. A$7,000 – A$9,000
As catalogued
Donald Friend, “Moving Figures”
ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
79.0 x 57.0 cm
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