Works in the database
27
Works with images
8
Works with multiple sales
2

Past Sales

Winter Wildwoods, 1973
Reading on the Porch, Bundanon
Sunbather, Shoalhaven

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 20 works for
$6,516
Works on Paper
Sold 0 works for
$0
Prints & Graphics
Sold 0 works for
$0

Where to buy or sell art works by Polly Boyd

Auction Houses

Elder Fine Art
Sold 1 works for
$1,705
Lawsons
Sold 5 works for
$1,335
Leonard Joel
Sold 4 works for
$1,250

Born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1946, Polly Boyd is the elder daughter of Arthur Boyd. She moved to London with her parents where she studied at the Hornsey Art School, and has worked in Britain, Italy and Spain.

We have records of art auction sales by Polly Boyd from 1973 and in total 27 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 20 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,705 for Scrubland sold by Elder Fine Art in March 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.

Polly Boyd is listed in the following standard biographical references:

  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 74
  • Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 46
  • 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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