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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

The Magic Flute IV (1990)

Estimate $80,000 – $120,000

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© The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licensed by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ARTHUR BOYD

1920-1999
The Magic Flute IV (1990)

oil on canvas
signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
152.5 x 122.3 cm

  • Lot Sold $70,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $85,400 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Fischer Fine Art Limited, London
Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Melbourne
Important Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 31 August 2010, lot 15, illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney

Exhibited

Arthur Boyd, Fischer Fine Art Limited, London, 4 July - 3 August 1990, no. 4, illustrated
Arthur Boyd: 'The Magic Flute' Series and Other Paintings, 'Mars' Drawings and Graphics, Pyramid Art Gallery, New York, 14 May - 9 June 1991, no. 7, illustrated (label verso)
Arthur Boyd: 'The Magic Flute Series': Recent Paintings, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 11-22 September 1991, no. 7 (label verso)

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Dr David Hansen

Senior Researcher | Specialist

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Specialist

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Important Australian Art

AU0787  |  13 May 2014  |  Sydney
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