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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  21 Nov 2023 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  21
• Lot Description:
  Arthur Boyd
  (1920-1999)
  Bathers, Shoalhaven Riverbank and Clouds (1984-1985)
  oil on canvas
  259 x 305 cm
  signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
• 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
• References:
  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'
• Estimate:
  A$600,000 - 800,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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