David Boyd
Australian Burke And Wills Bed Down For The Night
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 329
28. Aug - 28. Aug 2007
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 329
28. Aug - 28. Aug 2007
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 AUD
Price realised: 54.000 AUD
Price realised: 54.000 AUD
Description
DAVID BOYD
B. 1924
AUSTRALIANBURKE AND WILLS BED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT
Signed lower left; bears artist's name and title on label on the reverse
Oil on canvas
89.5 by 91 cm
Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, New South Wales; purchased from the above
B. 1924
AUSTRALIANBURKE AND WILLS BED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT
Signed lower left; bears artist's name and title on label on the reverse
Oil on canvas
89.5 by 91 cm
Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, New South Wales; purchased from the above
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Australian Burke And Wills Bed Down For The Night by David Boyd was worth AUD 54,000.00 (€ 32,290.74) to a buyer in August 2007. This price was achieved in the auction Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works at Sothebys in Melbourne and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of AUD 15,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by David Boyd; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Monoliths, 1962 sold at auction in May last year with the realized price of AUD 51,045.00 (€ 47,567.79).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Australian Burke And Wills Bed Down For The Night von David Boyd war einem Käufer im August 2007 AUD 54.000,00 (€ 32.290,74) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works bei Sothebys in Melbourne erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von David Boyd; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Monoliths, 1962 im Mai letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von AUD 51.045,00 (€ 47.567,79).
David Boyd - Auction history
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