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Arthur and Yvonne, 1993
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Arthur Boyd AC OBE
Biography
Arthur Boyd AC OBE (1920–1999), painter, potter and printmaker, was one of Australia’s greatest artists.
14 portraits in the collection
Mysterious eyes
Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945
Previous exhibition, 2016
Boyd’s self-portrait at age 25 is joined by his equally emotive portraits of those around him.
Arthur Boyd’s Mysterious Eyes
6 May 2016
Archived media releases 2016
The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a focus exhibition of captivating portraits by renowned artist Arthur Boyd, titled Mysterious eyes: Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945.
Self portrait, 1945-1946
Arthur Boyd AC OBE
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2014
Arthur Boyd
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Self portrait, 1964
Arthur Boyd AC OBE
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Denis Savill 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Arthur Boyd, c. 1982
Wes Walters
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio II, 1993
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Arthur Boyd, 1962
Axel Poignant
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003
Arthur Boyd in his studio at Bundanon, 1993
Adam Knott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Richard King 2008
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Arthur Boyd, Bundanon, New South Wales, 1995 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001
Arthur as Alyosha?
Magazine article by Patrick McCaughey, 2015
Patrick McCaughey explores a striking Boyd self portrait.
Carl Cooper, 1945-1946
Arthur Boyd AC OBE
Portrait, oil on canvas laid on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Alan Boxer 2014
Arthur Boyd, 1993
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Arthur Boyd - Bundanon Studio III, 1993
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.