ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999
Landscape with Waterhole and Herons, near Alice Springs 1954
Estimate $400,000 – $600,000
THE DAVID NEWBY COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN ART, SYDNEY
ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999
Landscape with Waterhole and Herons, near Alice Springs 1954
oil, tempera and resin on composition board
signed and dated 'Arthur Boyd 54' lower right
91.5 x 122 cm
frame: original, Martin Smith, Melbourne
- Lot Sold $480,000 (Hammer Price)
- $585,600 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr Guy Boyd, Melbourne, acquired directly from the artist in 1954
Mrs Phyllis Boyd, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Fine Australian and European Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 24 November 1998, lot 106, illustrated
Mr David Newby, Sydney, acquired from the above
The David Newby Collection of Australian Art, Sydney
Exhibited
Arthur Boyd's Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2 April – 4 May 1970, no. 32
Arthur Boyd: Brides, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 29 November 2014 – 9 March 2015, no. 4, illustrated
Literature
Franz Philipp, Arthur Boyd, Thames and Hudson, London, 1967, cat 5:66, pp. 143, 249
Patricia Dobrez and Peter Herbst, The Art of the Boyds, Bay Books, Sydney, 1990, plate 139, pp. 130, 131 (illustrated)
Geoffrey Smith, 'Catalogue Raisonné: Arthur Boyd's Central Australia Landscapes 1953-1960 and Bride Series 1954-1960', in Kendrah Morgan, Arthur Boyd: Brides, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2014, cat. no. 4, pp. 35 (illustrated), 58 (illustrated)
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Sally UpjohnAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Sally Upjohn |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |