# Donald Friend - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-08-28T16:58:56.773Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,336
- Lots with prices: 872
- First auction date: 2001-09-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-07
- Median realised price: $1,500
- Price range: $20 to $28,000,000

## Market Takeaway
Donald Friend shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,294 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 94 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $4,780.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 41.2% (346 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 46.6% (391 sales)
- $10,000\+: 12.2% (102 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 94
- Previous 12 months sales: 49
- Recent 12 months median: $1,200
- Previous 12 months median: $900
- Median shift: 33.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 306 lots
- Lawsons: 266 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 124 lots
- Christie's: 74 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 65 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 46 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 43 lots
- Menzies: 42 lots
- Sydney Rare Book Auctions: 40 lots
- Gibson's: 34 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-29 | Donald Friend, The painted chest, 1956 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$24,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-the-painted-chest-1956-31-c-aeda209552
2. 2025-12-03 | Donald Friend \(1915\-1989\) Flight into Egypt \(Hill End Landscape\), 1950 | Bonhams | A$8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-flight-into-egypt-hill-end-landscape-1950-231-c-3a971fddbc
3. 2025-10-12 | Donald Friend \(1915\-1989\) Limited Edition Etching \- Hand Signed | Danielle Elizabeth Antique & Estate Auctioneers | A$240 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-limited-edition-etching-hand-signed-20-c-4bdc7a1542
4. 2025-09-14 | Donald Friend \(1915\-1989\) Limited Edition Etching \- Hand Signed | Danielle Elizabeth Antique & Estate Auctioneers | A$260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-limited-edition-etching-hand-signed-321-c-20b4bc1aa5
5. 2025-06-26 | Donald FRIEND \(1915–1989\) A hunter accompanied by a hound Bronze, the man, hound, rifle, and other accessories separate and fixed to... | Leonard Joel | A$1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-a-hunter-accompanied-by-a-hound-bronze-the-man-hound-rifle-and-other-accessories-separate-and-fixed-to-4116-c-aa34d398dd
6. 2025-06-19 | Donald FRIEND \(1915–1989\) Two works: Studies of reclining male nudes Red ink and blue ink respectively, both on Ingres\-Fabriano colo... | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-two-works-studies-of-reclining-male-nudes-red-ink-and-blue-ink-respectively-both-on-ingres-fabriano-colo-4177-c-f2146cc8e1
7. 2025-05-19 | Donald FRIEND \(1915–1989\) 'Colin' Point of the brush and black and grey wash 26.5 x 36cm | Leonard Joel | A$1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-colin-point-of-the-brush-and-black-and-grey-wash-26-5-x-36cm-184-c-a9347c0af3
8. 2025-05-19 | Donald FRIEND \(1915–1989\) A study of a man resting his chin on his hand, possibly a self\-portrait Ballpoint pen in black ink 19 x 15... | Leonard Joel | A$850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-a-study-of-a-man-resting-his-chin-on-his-hand-possibly-a-self-portrait-ballpoint-pen-in-black-ink-19-x-15-79-c-0424ea2a16
9. 2025-05-19 | Donald FRIEND \(1915–1989\) Two works: Studies of reclining male nudes Red ink and blue ink respectively, both on Ingres\-Fabriano colo... | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-two-works-studies-of-reclining-male-nudes-red-ink-and-blue-ink-respectively-both-on-ingres-fabriano-colo-260-c-2b944248b8
10. 2025-05-19 | Donald FRIEND \(1915–1989\) A hunter accompanied by a hound Bronze, the man, hound, rifle, and other accessories separate and fixed to... | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-a-hunter-accompanied-by-a-hound-bronze-the-man-hound-rifle-and-other-accessories-separate-and-fixed-to-236-c-f324b989ce
11. 2025-02-02 | DONALD FRIEND, 1915\-1989, Greek Village, watercolour, 49x36cm | Lawsons | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-greek-village-watercolour-49x36cm-150-c-9764df0ac9
12. 2024-09-22 | Donald Friend \(1915\-1989\) \- "Ceylon" Ink & Gouche on Paper | Danielle Elizabeth Antique & Estate Auctioneers | A$14,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-ceylon-ink-gouche-on-paper-273-c-1b34f82989
13. 2024-04-17 | § DONALD FRIEND 1915\-1989 Native Boy with Fish 1945 oil on composition board 50.6 x 60.7 cm | Smith & Singer | A$20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-native-boy-with-fish-1945-oil-on-composition-board-50-6-x-60-7-cm-50-c-8c24b30b9c
14. 2023-06-27 | DONALD FRIEND \(1915\-1989\) The Verandah 1954 oil on canvas 36 x 43.5cm | Leonard Joel | A$19,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-the-verandah-1954-oil-on-canvas-36-x-43-5cm-17-c-cae4ca6b86
15. 2023-06-02 | Donald Friend | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-117-c-fb849718b6
16. 2023-03-29 | DONALD FRIEND \(1915\-1989\), Mars and Venus 1942 | Menzies | A$10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-mars-and-venus-1942-61-c-336457481a
17. 2023-03-02 | DONALD FRIEND, THE PUB & STORE AT TOOMA 1951, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 30 X 47CM, FRAME SIZE: 42.5 X 60CM | Leonard Joel | A$240 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-the-pub-store-at-tooma-1951-mixed-media-on-paper-signed-and-dated-lower-right-30-x-47cm-frame-size-42-5-x-60cm-4091-c-24d4141a5a
18. 2022-07-29 | DONALD FRIEND | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$140 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-301-c-7de4c2a819
19. 2021-09-23 | Donald Stuart Leslie Friend \(1915 \- 1989\) Australia | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-stuart-leslie-friend-1915-1989-australia-93-c-2b04d2bbd9
20. 2020-10-18 | DONALD FRIEND \(1914\-1989\) THE GIFT | Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l. | €1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1914-1989-the-gift-248-c-71547c4bc7
21. 2026-07-07 | DONALD FRIEND \(1915\-1989\), Boy with Owl together with book Donald Friend, Art in a Classless Society and Vice versa, published by Richard Griffin, 1985, Limited Edition 24/1500 and signed by the artist | Gibson's | A$260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-boy-with-owl-together-with-book-donald-friend-art-in-a-classless-society-and-vice-versa-published-by-richard-griffin-1985-limited-edition-24-1500-and-signed-by-the-artist-204-c-f577ffad89
22. 2026-06-15 | DONALD FRIEND \(1915\-1989\), Bastle Frères | Gibson's | A$750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-bastle-freres-351-c-06e2bc8c62
23. 2026-06-02 | Donald Friend \(1915\-1989\) The Verandah Bed, 1954 | Bonhams | A$3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-the-verandah-bed-1954-103-c-2e7d0db9a4
24. 2026-05-31 | DONALD FRIEND \(1915\-1989\), Montebanks, 1965, lithograph, 49/50, signed and titled lower right in pencil, 80 x 57cm, 96 x 73cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-friend-1915-1989-montebanks-1965-lithograph-49-50-signed-and-titled-lower-right-in-pencil-80-x-57cm-96-x-73cm-overall-1362-c-ef65a3b5c6

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