Hermia Sappho Boyd Australia, 1931-2000
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About Hermia Boyd
Born in Sydney in 1931, Hermia Boyd (nee Lloyd Jones) studied privately with Joy Ewart and later at the East Sydney Technical College under Lyndon Dadswell. While still at the college she worked part-time at the Martin Boyd pottery. An accomplished etcher, set designer and painter, it is as a sculptor and potter that she is best known. Married to David Boyd, she worked with her husband to become the major pottery makers of the 1960s.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Hermia Boyd from 1974 and in total 83 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 62 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,600 for Scene on Horseback 1950 sold by Leonard Joel in June 2016. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Hermia Boyd are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Hermia Boyd is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 276
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 73
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 45
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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