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- Estimate
- A$5,000–A$7,000 hammer ≈ $4,200–$5,879
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 25 August 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3874158
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Donald Friend, FIGURE STUDIES. Sotheby's, 25 Aug 2009, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3874158.
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Donald Friend, FIGURE STUDIES. Sotheby's, 25 Aug 2009, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3874158.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Aug 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow at Birkdale Farm | William Robinson | A$15,000–A$20,000 | |
| Non-Objective | Ralph Balson | A$20,000–A$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Hans Hofmann | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
| Dog Sheep | Joanna Braithwaite | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Brighton | Charles Conder | A$60,000–A$80,000 | |
| Two Pears on a Plate | Nicholas Harding | A$3,000–A$4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Friend | Visit to a Hill Shrine, 1972 | $4,513 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | |
| Donald Friend | Flight into Egypt (Hill End Landscape), 1950 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Donald Friend | Donald Friend | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Donald Friend | The Trojan | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2023 | ||
| Donald Friend | Balinese with Caged Pidgeons, c.1975 | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Donald Friend | The Verandah Bed, 1954 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Donald Friend | Portrait of a young man, Sri Lanka | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Donald Friend | Football, Trumper Park | Sotheby's, Aug 2008 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.