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Established in 1994 Galeria Aniela won the trust of some of the most important Australian artists including Arthur Boyd, Jamie Boyd,  Andrew Sibley, Alan Somerville, Bogdan Fialkowski, Charles Blackman, Celia Perceval, Col Henry, Danielle Legge, David Boyd, Dino Rogliani, Garry Shead, Gaye Spencer, Janusz Kuzbicki, John Olsen, John de Burgh Perceval, Kinga Rypinska, Lenore Boyd, Michael Vaynman, Nathaniel Boyd, Pamela Griffith, Pin Hsun Hsiang, Peter Smith, Robin Holliday, Ray Crooke, Regina Noakes, Susan Weaver, Tessa Perceval and many Aboriginal artists. Galeria Aniela specializes in selling to a world wide buyer base high-quality art by renowned artists. We combine art and financial expertise, to deliver to collectors, investors and institutions unique art investments. We recognize the importance of a buyer confidence in purchasing an authentic original work of art, we sell items only of impeccable provenance and quality. Our people focused approach ensures an enjoyable and a rewarding experience.

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Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) biography

Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, AC, OBE (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia. Many of Arthur Boyd relatives being painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. Arthur Boyd sister Mary Boyd married John Perceval, and then Sidney Nolan, both artists.

Arthur Boyd wife Yvonne Boyd née Lennie, and son Jamie Boyd is an important artist, and daughters Polly and Lucy are also painters.

Arthur Boyd is best known for his experimental and sometimes complex painting of figures and impressionist, pastoral landscapes. Arthur Boyd was a member of the Antipodeans, a group of Melbourne painters that also included David Boyd,Clifton Pugh, John Brack, Robert Dickerson, John Perceval and Charles Blackman.

Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd was born at Murrumbeena, Victoria. Arthur Boyd had no formal training in painting and drawing, however he studied with his grandfather Arthur Merric Boyd, the New Zealand-born landscape painter and Merric Boyd, the Australian sculptor and studio potter. Early paintings were portraits and of Port Phillip Bay created while he was an adolescent, living in the suburbs of Melbourne. He moved to the inner city where he was influenced by his contact with European refugees. Reflecting this move in the late 1930s, his work moved into a distinct period of depictions of fanciful characters in urban settings.Arthur Boyd and wife Yvonne with Aniela Kos, 1997,Galeria Aniela the world’s local fine art gallery

In the 1940s Arthur Boyd was a member of the Angry Penguins artistic and literary group. His best-known work is perhaps his Half caste bride series in the 1950s, which he did based on his experiences of having direct contact with Aborigines in Alice Springs in 1951. Arthur Boyd represented Australia with Arthur Streeton at the Venice Biennale in 1958. He joined the Antipodeans Group in the Whitechapel gallery.

Arthur Boyd produced several series of works, including a collection of 15 biblical paintings based on the teaching of his mother, Doris Boyd née Gough. Later Arthur Boyd produced a tempera series about large areas of sky and land, called the Wimmera series. Avoiding the social issues raised in works such as Half Caste Child and feeling drawn to European styles of painting, Arthur Boyd moved permanently to Hampstead, London in 1960. The same year Arthur Boyd held his first London exhibition. While here, Arthur Boyd entered another distinct period with his works themed around the idea of metamorphosis.

est of Boyd exhibition in Galeria Aniela coup the  front page of the Sydney Morning HeraldArthur Boyd returned to Australia in 1971, as one of Australia's most highly regarded artists. In 1978 Arthur Boyd bought properties and settled permanently at Bundanon on the Shoalhaven River. Arthur Boyd donated this 1100-hectare property to the people of Australia in 1993. His creations now focused on the primeval natural settings found in the Australian bush and in later years explored the interplay between human land use and natural wilderness. Arthur Boyd was enthralled by his position near the river and by the scale and moods of the valley landscape.

Arthur Boyd started another well known series of works, Nebuchadnezzar in 1966. Arthur Boyd series was a statement of the human condition and is often considered to be his most beautiful.

In 1975 Arthur Boyd presented several thousand works to the National Gallery of Australia.
In 1978 Arthur Boyd purchase Bundanon estate on the Shoalhaven River and creates the most loved Shoalhaven series of paintings. Arthur Boyd, Shoalhaven at Sunset 1970's
In 1979 Arthur Boyd was named an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia.
In 1992 Arthur Boyd was raised to the Companion level of the order (AC).
In 2000
Arthur Boyd represented Australia at the Venice Biennale again in May.

In 1993 Arthur Boyd and wife Yvonne make a gift of the Bundanon properties and his art collections to Australia, a unique cultural and environmental asset. The gift was borne out of Arthur Boyd's often stated belief that 'you can't own a landscape' and the deeply felt wish that others might also draw inspiration from Bundanon. Arthur Boyd is represented in all Australian state galleries.

In 1997 Arthur Boyd for the first time exhibits together with the six members of his renowned artistic dynasty under one roof (brothers David and Guy, son Jamie, nieces Lenore and Tessa Perceval). The "Best of Boyd" exhibition of 80 paintings and 40 bronze sculptures is open by Cameron O'Reilly, Chairman National Gallery of Australia and coup the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May 1997. The exhibition held in Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery free for pubic viewing. Documentary review shown on the ABC TV Australian National News, 18 May 1997 and the ABC TV Sunday Afternoon, June 1997.

Arthur Boyd Bridegroom waiting for Bride to Grow Up sold for for $1,073,250 his Dreaming Bridegroom sold for $957,000 and another painting of the Bride series, Mourning Bride I has sold for $833,000.

the ABC TV National News,  the Best of Boyd exhibition at Galeria Aniela May 1997

VIDEO: ABC TV Australian National News, BOYD exhibition in Galeria Aniela, for the first time Boyd family exhibited together under one roof.

Arthur Boyd's subjects were often mythical, realistic, malformed people and monster, depicting a tragic drama. 1978 Arthur Boyd purchase Bundanon estate on the Shoalhaven River and creates the most loved Shoalhaven series of paintings. In 1995 Arthur and Yvonne Boyd make a gift of the Bundanon properties and his art collections to Australia, a unique cultural and environmental asset. The gift was borne out of Arthur Boyd's often stated belief that 'you can't own a landscape' and the deeply felt wish that others might also draw inspiration from Bundanon.

ABC TV Sunday Afternoon Boyd exhibition in Galeria AnielaVIDEO: ABC TV Sunday Afternoon Australian National TV in Galeria Aniela, Arthur Boyd, son Jamie Boyd,  brothers David and Guy and nieces Lenore Boyd and Tessa Perceval

Arthur Boyd, Nude UnveiledArthur Boyd  technique: Boyd was a master at manipulating elements to express himself. He developed new techniques when he was still a teenager and later changed technique depending on his preferred style, media, location and what he was depicting. He would often use loose strokes of thickly coated brushes. Boyd applied paint with his fingers and palm because it is quicker, while the body contact directly connected him with the painting. He believed this allowed for a greater sense of freedom and pleasure from the act of painting.

Arthur Boyd career highlights

  • 1958: Installation of sculpture at Olympic Swimming Pool, Melbourne, and represents AustrArthur Boyd, Shoalhaven River with three White Cockatoos alia with Arthur Streeton at 1958 Venice Biennale
  • 1971: Awarded Creative Arts Fellowship at the Australian National University
  • 1975: Donates major gift to the National Gallery of Australia - Several thousand works including pastels, sculptures, ceramics, etchings, tapestries, paintings and drawings
  • 1978: Arthur Boyd purchase Bundanon estate on the Shoalhaven River, establish his home and initiate creating the most loved Shoalhaven series of paintings.
    1978: ABC/BBC co-production A Man of Two Worlds
  • 1979: Appointed an Order of Australia (AO) for Service to Arts
  • 1982: Donates Tuscan villa for an Australia Council Artist-in-residence program, and Sandra McGrath's 'The Artist and the River' published by Bay Books
  • 1984: Commissioned to design a tapestry for the Reception Hall at the new Parliament House and 16 canvasses for the Foyer of the Victorian Arts Centre
  • 1986: "Arthur Boyd in the Landscape" a film by Don Featherstone films on London's Weekend Television's South Bank Shows, and Ursula Hoff's "The Art of Arthur Boyd" published
  • 1988: Represents Australia at the 43rd Venice Biennale with eight major works; commissioned to paint Earth and Fire for the cover of the 28th November Time magazine for a special issue dealing with environmental conservation in Australia; and receives award as Irish-Australian of the Year
  • 1990: Patricia Dobrez and Peter Herbst's The Art of the Boyd's published by Bay Books
  • 1992: Appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
  • 1993: Prime Minister Paul Keating announces the establishment of the Bundanon Trust, to accept the Bundanon gift from Arthur and Yvonne on behalf of the Australian Nation. The gift includes a property for the establishment of artist-in-residence programs and several thousand works of art from five generations of Boyd's, and other Australian artists. Arthur and Yvonne Boyd gift of the Bundanon properties is a unique cultural and environmental asset. The gift was borne out of Arthur Boyd's often stated belief that 'you can't own a landscape' and the deeply felt wish that others might also draw inspiration from Bundanon.
  • 1994: Donates copyright of all artwork and more property to Bundanon Trust, and Arthur Boyd at Bundanon published by Academy Editions
  • 1995: Prime Minister announces Arthur Boyd as Australian of the Year for his contribution to Australian art and his generosity to the Australian peopleArthur Boyd painting Bridegroom waiting for Bride to Grow Up sold for for $1,073,250
     
  • 1997: For the first time Arthur Boyd exhibits together with the six members of his renowned artistic dynasty under one roof (brothers David and Guy, son Jamie, nieces Lenore and Tessa Perceval). The "Best of Boyd" exhibition of 80 paintings and 40 bronze sculptures is open by Cameron O'Reilly, Chairman National Gallery of Australia and coup the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May 1997. The exhibition held in Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, NSW is free for pubic viewing. Documentary review shown on the ABC TV Australian National News, 18 May 1997 and the ABC TV Sunday Afternoon, June 1997.
     
  • 1998: Testament of a Painter documentary by Don Bennetts shown on ABC TV. Australia Post Australian Legends Award for 1998. Arthur has a series of postage stamps produced with his photo and examples of his work. Australia Post awards the Australian Legend status to one Australian per year.
     
  • 1999: Arthur Boyd pass away, his death was considered a great tragedy. He survived by Arthur Boyd, Bride and Serpenthis wife Yvonne, three children and nine grand children, his son Jamie is a practicing artist.

The presence of Arthur Boyd 'Bride' series paintings are rarely seen in private collections but rather in major public collections including Tate Gallery London, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia that confirms the stature of Arthur Boyd legacy in Australian and international art.

  • Arthur Boyd's hauntingly beautiful 'Bride' paintings  are very rare and they are among his finest, firm of figure and powerful of imagery.  Love, Marriage and Death of a Half-Caste, as the series was called collectively, touches on the epic and the heroic, an Antipodean tragedy of the proportions of Romeo and Juliet. In  Boyd 'Bride' series, his technique ...... became more painterly and figures integrated with their bush land settingsArthur Boyd, Bride Drinking from the Shoalhaven River 1970's.
     

  • The figures metamorphosed into dragonflies or windmills as themes of thwarted love, of Eros; and references to classical mythology emerged in the highly personalised, often erotic, symbolism, influenced by Renaissance masters and the vigor of contemporary expressionism. Arthur Boyd paintings took on a greater thickness through the developed skill of his handling.
     

  • Arthur Boyd Brides and dispossession, as well as a whiff of eroticism, were well to the fore in Boyd's first one-man exhibition in swinging 1960s London at Zwemmer Gallery, where this ‘Bride Walking in a Creek I’ (sold for $703,000) was was first exhibited in the 50's. June 2010 Tate Gallery London acquired first Arthur Boyd "Bride" at £250,000. The Australian 18 June 2010| Tate Modern lifts the veil on Boyd bride.
     

  • Certainly brides are part of the iconography for much of Arthur Boyd rich ..output"  Courtesy: Peter Fish The Money-Business Sydney Morning Herald, 1 October 2005.

    • In Arthur Boyd Bride series at a Waterfall the plunging figure in white becomes the waterfall at which she drinks below, the fire consuming passion of her lover emerging from the primal forest, figured partly in elements of face and hand reaching to touch the downward rush.
       

    • Figures emerge and submerge in the bush-land of a highly idiosyncratic work, of multiple meaning and quenching thirst, redolent with the energy of drama. Curtsey: Sotheby's catalogue, 23 April 2007.
       

    • The Bride series same as the Nebuchadnezzar (sometimes on fire) and other themes series continued into later years.
       

  • Today the presence of Arthur Boyd 'Bride' series paintings are rarely in private collections but rather in major public collections including Tate Gallery London, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia that confirms the stature of Arthur Boyd legacy in Australian and international art.

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