ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)
Lady and the Unicorn series 1973-75
Estimate: $10000 - 15000
Sold For:
$220 hammer
Description
ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)
Lady and the Unicorn series 1973-75
suite of twelve etchings with aquatint (12)
60.0 x 43.0 cm (each)
each signed and numbered below image
(i) The Unicorn and the Ark (ii) Christ Names His Cross for the Unicorn (iii) The Unicorn in the Forest (iv) Enter the Emperor 1 (v) Enter the Emperor 2 (vi) The Hunters Set Out to Trap the Unicorn (vii) The Unicorn in Love (viii) The Lady Betrays the Unicorn (ix) The Hunters Trap the Unicorn (x) The Unicorn Before the Emperor (xi) The Lady's Wedding (xii) The Lady's Bridal Night
edition: 9/45
Provenance:
Max Nicholson, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Reference:
Boyd, A. & Porter, P., The Lady and The Unicorn, Secker & Warburg, London, 1975 (all illus., other examples)
a signed and numbered copy of the book accompanies this work
Related Works:
(c) The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licensed by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
Estimate: $10000 - 15000
Result Hammer: $220
Location
MELBOURNE VIEWING: 10 - 14 September, 11am - 6pm. Stonington Mansion, 336 Glenferrie Road, Malvern
(selected works)
SYDNEY VIEWING: 18 - 23 September, 11am - 6pm. Menzies Gallery, 12 Todman Avenue, Kensington
(Sunday 21 September from 1pm)