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Title
Nude with shark-headed beast
(1962-1963)
Details
Alternative title
Diana and Actaeon
Date
(1962-1963)
Materials used
etching, drypoint and aquatint, printed in black ink on white wove paper
Edition
25
Dimensions
40.3 x 30.2 cm platemark; 55.0 x 39.6 cm sheet
Signature & date
Signed l.r., pencil "Arthur Boyd". Not dated.
Credit
Anonymous gift 1993
Location
Not on display
Accession number
367.1993
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Arthur Boyd
Nude with shark-headed beast
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
Arthur Boyd retrospective (1993-1994):
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 15 Dec 1993–06 Mar 1994
- National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne 30 Mar 1994–23 May 1994
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 09 Jun 1994–21 Aug 1994
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 22 Sep 1994–20 Nov 1994
Referenced in 5 publications
Bibliography
Lisa Bowman, Australians on Arthur Boyd, 'Open country, open heart', pg. 20-37, Melbourne, 1998, 31 (illus.).
Janet McKenzie, Arthur Boyd: Art and life, London, 2000, 111, 113 (illus.).
James Mollison, Art and Australia, 'Arthur Boyd', Sydney, Sep 1965, 123 (illus.). titled 'Nude with beast'; dated (1953); Collection of National Gallery of Victoria
Barry Pearce, Arthur Boyd retrospective, Sydney, 1993, 154, 179 (illus.). cat.no. 161
Imre von Maltzahn, Arthur Boyd etchings and lithographs, London, 1971, (illus.). cat.no. 13