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An image of "Trumpets flood the air" by Arthur Boyd

Arthur Boyd

(Australia, England 24 Jul 1920–24 Apr 1999)

Title
"Trumpets flood the air"
Year
(1993)
Media category
Print
Materials used
etching, aquatint; black ink on white Arches paper
Edition
artist's proof, 2nd state
Dimensions

59.4 x 39.3cm platemark; 74.8 x 53.0cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Anonymous gift 1994
Accession number
274.1994
Copyright
© Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Janet McKenzie (Australia) (Author), Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Arthur Boyd: 30 paintings 1985-1994, 23 etchings 1993, Collingwood, 1994, 44 (Illus.). image III; cat.no. 33

Christopher Brennan (Author), Poems (1913), Sydney, 1992, 55. NOTE: The trumpet is a recurring symbol in several of Brennan's poems. Part V of 'The twightlight of disquietude':"my trumpets flood the air with gold;"

Exhibition history (3)

Paintings and etchings by Arthur Boyd (1994), Australian Galleries, Sydney, 29 Nov 1993–12 Feb 1994.

Arthur Boyd (1993-4), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 20 Dec 1993–31 Jan 1994.

Paintings and etchings by Arthur Boyd (1994), Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 18 Apr 1994–14 May 1994.