Contemporary Art & Design Presents Arthur Boyd
Bukowskis presents the work "Interior with open door (Shoalhaven)” by Arthur Boyd at this autumn's live auction, Contemporary Art & Design – The largest live auction for contemporary art and design in the Nordics.
Arthur Boyd (1920 - 1999) was an Australian painter, potter, and printmaker from a family of artists. He sought to express an inner emotional vision rather than depict the external world. His lyrical, emotive allegories explored universal themes of love, loss, and shame, often set in the Australian bush. Rich in literary, mythological, and personal symbolism, his works also reflected a strong social conscience and engagement with humanitarian issues.
While considered an expressionist or allegorical painter, rather than a Surrealist, his work does share some of the same visual language. In 1959, Boyd joined the Antipodeans, a group of painters promoting figurative art against the dominance of abstraction. That same year he moved with his family to London, remaining there until 1971.
Soon after returning to Australia, Boyd and his wife Yvonne visited art dealer Frank McDonald’s property on the Shoalhaven River. Captivated by the wild landscape, Boyd made it one of his most enduring subjects. The majesty of the soaring cliffs which border the tranquil Shoalhaven remained a perennial image of the series of paintings. In the 1970s, the couple purchased Bundanon, an 1100-acre property on the Shoalhaven, fearing future development would destroy its natural beauty.
In 1993, the Boyds gifted Bundanon to the Australian Government so that unique nature of the area could be preserved and inspire generations to come.
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The work will be sold at Contemporary Art & Design
Estimate 800 000 - 1 000 000 SEK
Online catalogue will be published on October 9
Viewing October 17–21, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Live auction October 22–23, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm
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