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An image of (Illustration (b) for Peter Porter's poem 'At the palace') by Arthur Boyd

Arthur Boyd

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

Title
(Illustration (b) for Peter Porter's poem 'At the palace'), from the portfolio Narcissus
Other titles:
XX Transformation scene II
Year
(1983-1984)
Media category
Print
Materials used
etching, aquatint on paper
Edition
artist's proof, 1st state
Dimensions

60.4 x 42.3cm platemark; 70.0 x 51.1cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Anonymous gift 1993
Accession number
385.1993.18
Copyright
© Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (5)

Darleen Bungey (Australia, b.1947) (Author), Arthur Boyd: A life, Sydney, 2007, 510, 513-515. NOTE: General reference on Narcissus series.

Gavin Wilson (Australia) (Author), Rivers + Rocks : select works of Arthur Boyd & Brett Whiteley, New South Wales, 2001, 20, 29 (colour illus.), 32. NOTE: Collection of Bundanon Trust; Titled 'XX Transformation scene II'

Janet McKenzie (Australia) (Author), Arthur Boyd: Art and life, London, 2000, 147-154.

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Arthur Boyd retrospective, Sydney, 1993, 156. cat.no. 185

Peter Porter (Author), Arthur Boyd (Australia; England, b.1920, d.1999) (Illustrator), Narcissus, London, 1984, 39 (illus.).