ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999
The Temptation of St. Anthony (1951)
$45,000–65,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999
The Temptation of St. Anthony (1951)
earthenware
signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
76.5 x 112 cm
- Lot Sold $70,000 (Hammer Price)
- $85,909 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Arthur Boyd, Melbourne
David Boyd, London, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Paintings by Artists Living in Melbourne, Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne, 10-19 February 1953, no. 8, 'Temptation of St. Anthony', 35 gns
Seventeenth Annual Interstate Exhibition, Contemporary Art Society, Department of Education Galleries, Sydney, 20 October - 4 November 1955, no. 109, 50 gns
Arthur Boyd Retrospective Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery, London, June - July 1962, no. 167, 'Temptation of St. Anthony'
David Boyd: His Work, His Life, His Family, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 17 August - 23 September 2012
Literature
Brian O'Shaughnessy and Bryan Robertson, Arthur Boyd Retrospective Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 1962, plate XV, n.p. (illustrated), p. 31
Franz Philipp, Arthur Boyd, Thames and Hudson, London, 1967, cat. no. 6:60, 'Temptation of St Anthony', pp. 69 (illustrated), 70, 251
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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 |
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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |