Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction | Session II

Fri, Dec 6, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1029

Guy Martin Boyd

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Australian, 1923-1988)Swimmer Emerging, 1986, edition 3/12, signed "Guy Boyd 1986", patinated bronze, 38 in., with lighted black marble pedestal, 41-3/4 in.; Note:  Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd, as he was also known, was a member of a prominent Australian artistic family that boasted thirty artists spanning five generations starting in 1886. He lived in Australia and for a total of five years in Canada. He has works in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne and has exhibited work in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.; Provenance: Sotheby's New York February 12, 2004, lot 123; Private Collection, North Carolina

Condition

abrasions on bronze