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Arthur Boyd Edit Profile

also known as Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd

painter

Arthur Boyd was one of the leading Australian painters of the late 20th century. A member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, his relatives included painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals.

Education

Arthur leaves Murrumbeena state school,where he won the First Award for Art for three years in a row.

Career

In the 1940s he was a member of the Angry Penguins artistic and literary group.In 1997 for the first time Arthur Boyd exhibited together with the six members of his artistic dynasty under one roof (brothers David and Guy, son Jamie, nieces Lenore and Tessa Perceval).

Achievements

  • In 1975 he presented several thousand works to the National Gallery of Australia.

Works

  • book

    • Creek near Rosebud 1937

    • The Seasons 1944

    • The Lovers 1944

    • David and Saul 1946

All works

Connections

Father:
Merric Boyd

Mother:
Doris Boyd