David Boyd OAM (1924 – 2011) The Legal Works From the Estate of David Boyd, Consigned by Members of the Boyd Family
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David Boyd OAM (1924-2011) The Legal Works From the Estate of David Boyd, Consigned by Members of the Boyd Family
David Boyd, when a member of the famed Antipodean Group, created an important series of works in 1959/60 that told the brutal story of the plight of indigenous Tasmanians in the 19th century, with a particular focus on the last full blood indigenous Tasmanian – Truganini (Lalla Rhook). In the course of this, Boyd spent considerable time researching Tasmanian history. At the same time, high profile headline news stories told of the imprisonment of Albert Namatjira and the murder trial (and subsequent Royal Commission) of indigenous man Rupert (Max) Stuart in South Australia. The dramatic stories and social history that flow in and out of the law courts, created a rich intellectual source for Boyd. Thence started a lifelong interest for him in aspects of the legal system particularly justice and the natural law. Perhaps better put in the context of Boyd’s historical subject matter – the theme of injustice perpetrated. Throughout his career, Boyd revisited subject matter from his past again and again and so we see Lawyers and Judges appear in somewhat unrelated series, such as those termed The Wanderer, Orchard of Heaven and Garden in the Wilderness series that he produced in the 1970's. Often depicted whimsically in the later series, whereas in the early works of the 1960’s, figures of law were depicted with a great severity, reflecting the context in which they were set. David Boyd continued to revisit this subject matter into the later decades of his life and this exhibition includes works that he created in his last decade, revealing him returning to the compositions and subject matter from the very formative years of his illustrious career. We are delighted to present this group of works by David Boyd, some of which have not been exhibited before.
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Portrait of a Judge oil on board signed and dated 1993 lower left and titled to verso 100 x 90cm $28,500
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Interlocked Masks and Nosegay oil on board signed and dated 1993 lower left and titled to verso 113 x 100.5cm $24,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
The Cage oil on canvas signed and dated lower left and titled to verso 90 x 100cm $28,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
The Wilting Nosegay oil on board signed and dated lower left and titled to verso 90 x 80cm $20,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Clown with nose in the fork of a tree oil on canvas signed lower left and dated 1991 lower right and titled to verso 82 x 74cm $18,500
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Judge in a Paperbark Tree oil on canvas signed lower left and dated 1996 lower right and titled to verso 90 x 113cm $38,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Metaphors of Trial oil on board signed lower left and titled to verso 80 x 90cm $18,500
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Clown offering Judge a nosegay oil on canvas signed lower left and titled to verso 64 x 54cm $16,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
The Accused I oil on board signed lower left and signed, titled and dated 2002 to verso 80 x 69cm $14,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
A Judge in Search of his Childhood oil on canvas signed lower left and titled to verso 50 x 60cm $20,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
The clown in the tree oil on canvas signed and dated 1991 lower left and dated 1991 and titled to verso 150 x 120cm $28,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
A Judge manacled to a cage oil on canvas signed and dated lower left and titled to verso 122 x 152cm $28,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Judge Hiding his face in a nosegay oil on board signed lower left and dated 1992 lower right and titled to verso 32 x 24cm $16,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Justice trembles when the executioner returns oil on canvas signed and dated 1986 lower left and signed dated and titled to verso 73.5 x 89cm $24,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Child clown offering a snail to a Judge oil on canvas signed and dated lower left and signed, titled and dated 1991 to verso 135 x 120cm $28,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
The Verdict Van Diemen’s Land revisited oil on board signed and dated 2002 lower left and titled to verso 34 x 29.5cm $9,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Innocence and the majesty of the law oil on canvas signed and dated 1994 lower left and titled to verso 135 x 121cm $28,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Judge escaping III oil on board signed lower left and dated lower right 1993 and signed dated and titled to verso with inscription Collection David and Hermia Boyd in David Boyd’s hand-writing. 90 x 101cm $22,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Europa clinging to driftwood with Judges and cockatoos oil on board signed and dated lower left and signed and dated 1996 with title to verso 120 x 121cm $20,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Still life of driftwood with Judges wig and passing cockatoos oil on board signed lower left and dated 1996 and titled to verso 120 x 120.5cm $20,000
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
Judge departing with white monolith oil on board signed lower left and titled to verso 59.5 x 59.5cm $18,500
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DAVID BOYD OAM (1924 – 2011)
The Lecture oil on board signed lower left and titled to verso 100 x 76cm $18,500
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