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Gouache · Board
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$2,500 ≈ $1,745 ≈ £1,320 ≈ €1,557Sign up free to see price
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The Prodigal Son - Acropolis Cafe c1949
Donald Friend (Australian, 1915–1989) · c1949
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Estimate A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $19,573 – $29,359) (≈ £12,917 – £19,375) (≈ €15,213 – €22,819)
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas on board”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: DONALD/ FRIEND; inscribed verso: 'THE PRODIGAL SON'/ ACROPOLIS CAFE/ DONALD FRIEND/ c1949
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 45.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | March 2013 (13MAR)
- Date
- May 21, 2013
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 10
- Estimate
- A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $19,573 – $29,359) (≈ £12,917 – £19,375) (≈ €15,213 – €22,819)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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