Arthur Boyd
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Arthur Boyd #1,248Established

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personAustralian, 1920–1999
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Selected Works20

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Australian Scapegoat
The Australian Scapegoat, 1988
Acquired 1989
Drypoint, edition 46/65

Previous Sales

Bonhams
Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) Mornington Peninsula
Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) Mornington Peninsula
Sold
May 2026
Bonhams
Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) Jonah and the Whale, c.1973
Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) Jonah and the Whale, c.1973
Sold
May 2026
Christie's
Barry Humphries painting at Shoalhaven
Barry Humphries painting at Shoalhaven
$40,788
Feb 2025
Christie's
Figure with red dog and book
Figure with red dog and book, 1973
Sold
May 2023
Bonhams
Potter by his Kiln
Potter by his Kiln, 1969
Sold
Apr 2023
Bonhams
The St Francis Series
The St Francis Series, 1964
Sold
Mar 2023
Bonhams
Wimmera Landscape
Wimmera Landscape, 1980
$90,785
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Bundanon Sandbank
Bundanon Sandbank, 1980
$82,532
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Red Nebuchadnezzar with Crows
Red Nebuchadnezzar with Crows, 1968
$24,760
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Wimmera, Farmer and Black Crow
Wimmera, Farmer and Black Crow, 1950
$23,109
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Portrait of Frank Kellaway
Portrait of Frank Kellaway, 1945
Sold
Nov 2022
Bonhams
Self Portrait
Self Portrait
$665
Jun 2022
Bonhams
Mars series (Angel)
Mars series (Angel), 1988
$7,241
May 2022
Bonhams
Spare the Face, Gentlemen, Please
Spare the Face, Gentlemen, Please
$1,376
May 2022
Bonhams
Rockface, River and Small Waterfall
Rockface, River and Small Waterfall
$37,586
Nov 2021
Bonhams
Bowl decorated with leaves
Bowl decorated with leaves
$882
Sep 2021
Rago Arts and Auction Center
The Windmill
The Windmill
$19,050
Jan 1970

For Sale

Art & Collectors · Artsy
Lovers
Lovers, 1998
US$650–US$825
Etching on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Untitled (Portrait and Skull)
Untitled (Portrait and Skull)
US$584–US$700
Etching on paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Bride Drinking from a Creek
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 2010 · Accession T13190 · Oil paint on hardboard
Bequeathed by Ann Forsdyke through the Art Fund 2010
The Australian Scapegoat
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1989 · Accession 89.54.10 · Drypoint, edition 46/65
Gift of the Australian Consulate
Juiker on Sandbank
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1978 · Accession P06760 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio 1978
Nebuchadnezzar
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06050 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
St Francis Taking the Rosary
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06049 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
Butterfly Man (Red)
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06048 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
Butterfly Man (Maroon)
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06047 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
St Francis Preaching Naked
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06046 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
Romeo and Juliet
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06045 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
Bullfrog Head
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06044 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
Hammock Lovers
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1975 · Accession P06043 · Lithograph on paper
Presented by Curwen Studio through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
‘Rails I‘, Kevin Pearsh, 1976 | Tate
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired Collection
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Market1,856 auction results

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$23.1K – $90.8K
6 of 10 paintings lots with prices
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$49.9K
Object-type specific
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$39.2K
6 priced paintings lots
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Feb 2025 · $40.8K
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Paintings: $39.2K medianWorks on paper: $1.4K medianUnclassified lots: $4.1K medianEditioned prints: $665 medianBooks/portfolios: — median
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Publications2

Monograph 2

Arthur Boyd
Thames & Hudson · 2000
Nebuchadnezzar Author
Thames & Hudson · 1972
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News1

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Art Leven First Nations And Australian Fine Art Auction Opens This Week - Scoop
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Recent Activity4

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Exhibition
Arthur Boyd: Landscape of the Soul
Sep 14, 2019
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Exhibition
The Boyd Family: a legacy of pottery
Sep 14, 2019
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death
Arthur Boyd dies
Jan 1, 1999
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birth
Arthur Boyd born
Jan 1, 1920