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Lot 44 · Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works

surf carnival no. 2

Arthur Boyd

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Estimate
A$55,000–A$75,000 hammer ≈ $45,735–$62,365
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works · 27 August 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3665626
Record
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Arthur Boyd, surf carnival no. 2. Sotheby's, 27 Aug 2007, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3665626.

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Arthur Boyd, surf carnival no. 2. Sotheby's, 27 Aug 2007, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3665626.

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From the same sale Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works · Aug 2007

LotArtistEstimateResult
Limbo Ledge Hammond, William. 1928-1900. A$60,000–A$80,000
Hillside I, 1965 Fred Williams A$1,800,000–A$2,200,000
The Road Home, Cottlesbridge Rick Amor A$20,000–A$30,000
Twlight in Tasmania Lloyd Rees A$60,000–A$80,000
Figures on a Bayside Path Clarice Beckett A$22,000–A$32,000
Untitled Ken Whisson A$40,000–A$60,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Arthur Boyd Harkaway, View from the Grange, 1948 $49,638 Bonhams, Nov 2016
Arthur Boyd Rockface, River and Small Waterfall, 1976 Bonhams, Nov 2021
Arthur Boyd Lovers with Blackbird, c.1960 Bonhams, Aug 2021
Arthur Boyd Boat on the Shoalhaven Spit Bonhams, Dec 2015
Arthur Boyd Bundanon Sandbank, c.1980 Bonhams, Nov 2022
Arthur Boyd Shoalhaven Landscape II, c.1975 Bonhams, Jun 2015
Arthur Boyd Wimmera Landscape Bonhams, Sep 2024
Arthur Boyd Dry Dam, Wimmera, c.1974 Bonhams, Aug 2021

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