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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  21 Nov 2023 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  20
• Lot Description:
  Arthur Boyd
  (1920-1999)
  The Ram (1952)
  oil on canvas on composition board
  68.5 x 87 cm
  signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right
  PROVENANCE: Arthur Boyd, Melbourne; Princes Gallery, Melbourne; Guelda Pyke, Melbourne, acquired from the above; Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 8 November 1974, lot 574, 'White Cockatoo', illustrated; Charles Zucker, Melbourne; Ena Zucker, Melbourne, by descent from the above; Fine Australian Paintings and Drawings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 30 July 1986, lot 85, 'The White Cockatoo', illustrated; Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above; Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 22 November 1992, lot 343A, 'The White Cockatoo', illustrated; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above; Sotheby's Australia; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2007. EXHIBITED: Paintings by Arthur Boyd, Princes Gallery, Melbourne, August 1952, no. 11, 52 gns; A Collection of 20th Century Australian Paintings, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 18 June - 9 July 1987, no. 16, 'The White Cockatoo', illustrated; Four Australian Modern Masters: Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, Brett Whiteley, Fred Williams, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 11 November - 6 December 1988, no. 2, 'The White Cockatoo, c1950', illustrated; 20th Century Australian and New Zealand Painting, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, 17 June - 19 July 1992, no. 8, 'The White Cockatoo, c.1950', illustrated
• Estimate:
  A$140,000 - 180,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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