Lion's Head on fire and Nebuchadnezzar eating grass 1968

ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)

Lion's Head on fire and Nebuchadnezzar eating grass 1968

oil on canvas
175.0 x 183.0 cm
signed lower left: Arthur Boyd

Provenance:
Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1970
Private collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
An exhibition of recent works by Arthur Boyd, Bonython Galleries, Sydney, 1968
An exhibition of recent works by Arthur Boyd, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 25 June - 5 July 1968, cat.55 (as Nebuchadnezzar Eating Grass on a Starry Night)
Nebuchadnezzar, Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, 1972

Reference:
Boase, T.S.R., Nebuchadnezzar: 18 drawings and 34 paintings by Arthur Boyd, Thames and Hudson, London, 1972, no.36 (illus.)

Estimate: $120000 - 150000

Result Hammer: $90000