Lot 24
Scene from the Nebuchadnezzar series
watercolour and gouache on paper
signed lower right: Arthur Boyd
50.5 x 62cm
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000
The Estate of Mr Barry J. Gordon
Private collection, Melbourne
Arthur Boyd's Nebuchadnezzar series comments on the representation of the human condition, originally influenced by viewing a self-immolation protest against the Vietnam War. The title, 'Nebuchadnezzar', was named after the story of the King of Babylon who captured and destroyed Jerusalem within The Old Testament. Within this series Boyd compares Nebuchadnezzar with America's participation with the Vietnam War. Boyd was an Australian artist concentrating on Australian landscapes and expressionist figures, as seen here with Boyd's use of harsh brushstrokes and bright colours to present the
anguish of the protest Boyd witnessed.
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2025
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8795
6:00pm - 21 October 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
SYD: Highlight lot 13
Fri 10 - Sun 12 Oct, 10am - 4pm, The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
MEL: Fri 17 Oct - Sun 19 Oct, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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