Smith & Singer
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Bathers, Shoalhaven Riverbank and Clouds (1984-1985)

$600,000–800,000

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© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2023

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

ARTHUR BOYD

1920-1999
Bathers, Shoalhaven Riverbank and Clouds (1984-1985)

oil on canvas
signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
259 x 305 cm

Provenance

Arthur Boyd, New South Wales
Private Collection
Australian and International Paintings, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 2 May 2002, lot 39, illustrated
Donald Hay, Sydney, acquired from the above
The Estate of the Late Donald Hay, Sydney
Important Australian & International Art, Smith & Singer, Sydney, 2 September 2020, lot 40, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Arthur Boyd: Recent Paintings, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, 4-22 May 1985, no. 3
Arthur Boyd: Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 15-30 July 1985, no. 6, 'Bathers and Pulpit Rock', illustrated

Literature

Arthur McIntyre, 'Scheinberg Shows off the Fruits of Gallery Survival', The Age, Melbourne, May 1985
Susanna Shore, 'Primitive Magic', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, May 1985, (illustrated)
Elwyn Lynn, 'Epitome of Creative Continuity', The Weekend Australian Magazine, Sydney, 11-12 May 1965, p. 12
Ursula Hoff, The Art of Arthur Boyd, Andre Deutsch, London, 1986, front cover (illustrated), plate 201, pp. 81, 216 (illustrated), 'Bathers, Shoalhaven Riverbank and Clouds'

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
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 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: David Mackay

Important Australian Art

AU0865  |  21 Nov 2023  |  Sydney
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