ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999
Sheep and Shed (With Hunter) (1950)
$350,000–550,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999
Sheep and Shed (With Hunter) (1950)
oil, tempera and resin on composition board
signed ‘Arthur Boyd’ lower right
86.5 x 114.5 cm
frame: original, Martin Smith, Melbourne
- Lot Sold $410,000 (Hammer Price)
- $503,182 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Arthur Boyd, Melbourne
Guy Boyd, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Phyllis Boyd, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby’s Australia, Melbourne, 23 August 1993, lot 113, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited
The Sydney Group: Paintings, David Jones’ Art Gallery, Sydney, 1-15 October 1953, no. 9, ‘Deserted Shack, Wimmera’, 60 gns
Arthur Boyd Retrospective Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery, London, June – July 1962, no. 51, ‘Sheep and Shed, 1951’
Arthur Boyd’s Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2 April – 4 May 1970, no. 28 (label verso)
Literature
Franz Philipp, Arthur Boyd, Thames and Hudson, London, 1967, cat. no. 5:36, pp. 62, 247
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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 & Director Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Jessica VelasquezExecutive Assistant Australian & International Art |
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David MackayManager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media Australian & International Art |