Emma Minnie Boyd Australia, 1858-1936
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About Emma Minnie Boyd
Born in Melbourne in 1858, Emma Minnie Boyd (nee A'Beckett ) was the wife of Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, and mother of William, Penleigh and Martin. She exhibited publicly between 1874 and 1932. She painted in both watercolour and oil, and a mix of interiors, figures, portraits, still life and flower studies. She exhibited between 1874 and 1932 including with the Victorian Artists Society, at the Centennial International Exhibition 1888 (Melbourne), and the Royal Academy of Arts (London) with her husband in 1891, and in a joint show with her husband at Como House in Melbourne in 1902.
The total number of works by Emma Boyd offered for sale by auction since 1969 is 282, of which 226 (80%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $170,800 for A Lassie Yet 1888 sold by Sotheby's in August 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Emma Boyd are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia.
Emma Minnie 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 275
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 289
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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