Arthur BOYD | Aboriginal woman by a shed

Arthur BOYD
 Australia 1920 – Melbourne 1999 AD
England, Australia, Italy from 1959

Aboriginal woman by a shed 1950-54 ink; paper , drawing in black felt-tipped pen
26.8 (h) x 37.6 (w) cm , no manufacturer's mark
Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed from upper left to lower left in black felt-tipped pen, 'Pink [crossed out] / Red / Pink Red / Rich Dark'. Inscribed lower centre in black felt-tipped pen, 'Red Brown / Shed Slightly / Smaller'. Inscribed verso in black crayon, '48 / 96 / 2 - 15 - 0 / 5 - 6 - 0 / 2 - 0 - 0 [underlined] / 10 - 0 - 0'.
Reference: Tadgell (1973), 959 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra NGA 1975.3.3130 The Arthur Boyd gift, 1975
  • Gift of the artist to the Interim Council of the NGA, February 1975.