Title
Lion's head in a cave and rainbow
(1969)
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Nebuchadnezzar & white lion in a cave
- Date
- (1969)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 175.4 x 183.3 cm stretcher; 196.5 x 205.5 x 5.5 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed lower right, red oil "Arthur Boyd". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Fraser Hopkins 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 70.2010
- Copyright
- © Reproduced with permission of Bundanon Trust
- Artist information
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Arthur Boyd
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Retrospective exhibition of paintings, drawings and other works by Arthur Boyd (1969), Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, 14 Apr 1969–10 May 1969
Modern art from Scottish houses: the inaugural exhibition ofof the Scottish Arts Council's new gallery (1969)s, Scottish Arts Council's gallery, Edinburgh, Jul 1969–Aug 1969
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Bibliography
Referenced in 10 publications
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T.S.R. Boase, Nebuchadnezzar, 18 drawings and 34 paintings, London, 1972, (colour illus.). plate no. 40
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Darleen Bungey, Arthur Boyd: A life, Sydney, 2007, 426-436. General reference (Nebuchadnezzar)
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Christie's, Australia Pty. Ltd. (Editor), Christie's Melbourne: Australian and European Paintings, Part I, Melbourne, 29 Apr 1996, 55 (colour illus.). lot no. 68
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Dr Ursula Hoff, The art of Arthur Boyd, 'The art of Arthur Boyd: 1959-1971', London, 1986, 55, 58 (colour illus.), 243. plate no. 92; dated 1966-69; titled 'Lion's head in a cave and rainbow'; Formerly private collection, Scotland
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Elwyn Lynn, Bulletin, 'Revelations by expatriates', pg. 72, Sydney, 20 Apr 1968, 72. General reference (Nebuchadnezzar)
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Patrick McCaughey., Age, 'The Triumph', Melbourne, 25 Jun 1968. General reference (Nebuchadnezzar)
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Robert Melville, New statesman, 'Nebuchadnezzar', pg. 597, London, 25 Apr 1969, 597. General reference (Nebuchadnezzar)
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Helen Rayment, Australian modernism: the complexity and the diversity, North Caulfield, 1992, 27 (colour illus.). cat.no. 34
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T G Rosenthal., Retrospective exhibition of paintings, drawings and other work by Arthur Boyd: 14 April to 10 May 1969, 'The art of Arthur Boyd', Edinburgh, 1969. cat.no. 32; titled 'Nebuchadnezzar & white lion in a cave'; Note painting was not for sale & possibly to be used as cartoons for tapestries.
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Jane Wynter (Editor), Foundation Newsletter #17, 'Benefactors dinner 5 August', Sydney, Dec 2010.
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