ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ARTHUR BOYD

1920-1999
The Ram (1952)

oil on canvas on composition board
signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
68.5 x 87 cm

• Lot Sold $180,000 (Hammer Price)
• $220,909 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Arthur Boyd, Melbourne
Princes Gallery, Melbourne
Guelda Pyke, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 8 November 1974, lot 574, 'White Cockatoo', illustrated
Charles Zucker, Melbourne
Ena Zucker, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Fine Australian Paintings and Drawings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 30 July 1986, lot 85, 'The White Cockatoo', illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 22 November 1992, lot 343A, 'The White Cockatoo', illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Sotheby's Australia
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2007

Exhibited

Paintings by Arthur Boyd, Princes Gallery, Melbourne, August 1952, no. 11, 52 gns
A Collection of 20th Century Australian Paintings, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 18 June - 9 July 1987, no. 16, 'The White Cockatoo', illustrated
Four Australian Modern Masters: Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, Brett Whiteley, Fred Williams, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 11 November - 6 December 1988, no. 2, 'The White Cockatoo, c1950', illustrated
20th Century Australian and New Zealand Painting, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, 17 June - 19 July 1992, no. 8, 'The White Cockatoo, c.1950', illustrated