Arthur Boyd
(Australia, England 24 Jul 1920–24 Apr 1999)
- Title
- Serpenting figure with feathers and insects
- Year
- (1968-1969)
- Media category
- Materials used
- drypoint, etching on white wove paper; black ink
- Edition
- from edition of 25
- Dimensions
-
35.2 x 45.1cm platemark; 39.5 x 56.7cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r., pencil "Arthur Boyd". Not dated.
- Credit
- Anonymous gift 1993
- Accession number
- 376.1993
- Copyright
- © Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Boyd made 68 etchings between 1968-69, larger than those made previously; 'Serpenting figure with feathers and insects' uses the deeply scored lines of a Stanley knife to achieve a dark, boldly printed line.
Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, 'Australian prints from the Gallery's collection', AGNSW, 1998
- Bibliography (3)
-
Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Arthur Boyd retrospective, Sydney, 1993, 154. cat.no. 172
Imre von Maltzahn (Author), Arthur Boyd etchings and lithographs, London, 1971. cat.no. 51
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Australian prints from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1998, 103 (illus.). cat.no. 87
- Exhibition history (6)
-
Arthur Boyd retrospective (1993-1994), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Dec 1993–06 Mar 1994.
Arthur Boyd retrospective (1993-1994), National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 30 Mar 1994–23 May 1994.
Arthur Boyd retrospective (1993-1994), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 09 Jun 1994–21 Aug 1994.
Arthur Boyd retrospective (1993-1994), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 22 Sep 1994–20 Nov 1994.
Australian prints from the Gallery's collection (1998-1999), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Nov 1998–07 Feb 1999.
Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Aug 2000–03 Dec 2000.
