(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
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abrasions on bronze