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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

St Francis Kissing the Hand of a Leper (1964-1965)

$12,000–18,000

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© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2023

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

ARTHUR BOYD

1920-1999
St Francis Kissing the Hand of a Leper (1964-1965)

pastel on paper
signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
48.1 x 63.3 cm

  • Lot Sold $17,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $20,864 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Arthur Boyd, London
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label verso)
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 28 July 1965
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above

Exhibited

Arthur Boyd, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 27 July 1965, no. 18
Arthur Boyd, Hungry Horse Gallery, Sydney, 1966, no. 18

Literature

Franz Philipp, Arthur Boyd, Thames and Hudson, London, 1967, cat. no. 15.18, p. 273

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
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E: Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
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E: Gary Singer
       

Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
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E: Emily Walker

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
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E: David Mackay

Important Australian Art

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