Guy Boyd: career timeline
Australian · 1923–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 30 of 55 lots (55% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 5 | $5.1kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 12 | 8 | $6.1kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1980s | 13 | 11 | $8.6kSign up | Sculpture |
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1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $7kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 11 in (40 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Beach scenes (1), Landscapes (1)
1966 Swimmer with Hand on Head$5.1kSign up
c. 1966 African Dancer with Crown$3.9kSign up
1966 African Dancer 1966$15.5kSign up
1967 Bather c1967$2.5kSign up
1969 Lovers Changing into a Tree 1969$8kSign up
1970s 12 works
- Sold
- 8 of 12
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 14 in (43 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (10), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1)
1971 Embrace (1971)Unsold
c. 1972 Untitled (Woman)$6.7kSign up
1974 Martin 1974Unsold
c. 1975 Tennis Player Maquette (Evonne Goolagong)$4.2kSign up
1975 Tennis Player Maquette c1975$8kSign up
1975 The Tennis Player 1975$6kSign up
1975 Lovers Changing into a Tree$1.3kSign up
1975 Crouching Nude,' c1975. Bronze, ed. 8/12. Signed '8/12 Guy Boyd' (lower left leg). Purchased from Davidson Auctions, 2013 (H31.5cm W30cm D23cm, approx.)$2.5kSign up
1979 The Violinist 1979$7.6kSign up
1979 Sitting Girl 1979Unsold
1979 Sitting Girl 1979Unsold
1979 The Violinist (1979)$6.2kSign up
1980s 13 works
- Sold
- 11 of 13
- Median
- $8.6kSign up
- Average
- $12.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 43.5 × 34 in (111 × 86 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (10), Other (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1980 Dancer Series$2.8kSign up
1980 African Head 1980Unsold
1981 Adam and Eve (1981)$8.6kSign up
1981 Head of an African Dancer$1.4kSign up
1981 Swimmer (1981)$32.9kSign up
1981 Seated Girl 1981$3.5kSign up
1982 Arthur Boyd 1982$6.5kSign up
1982 Arthur Boyd 1982$10.3kSign up
1984 Kneeling Nude 1984$33.3kSign up
1984 Ballet Dancer Practising 1984$21.7kSign up
c. 1985 Mother and Child 1985-1987Unsold
1987 The Prodigal Son$895Sign up
Show 1 more (1980s)
1987 Swimmer 1987$13.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
25 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
sold 2009 Small Kneeling Nude$3.6kSign up
sold 2009 Violinist$10kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 18 works
- Sold
- 14 of 18
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $4.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 12.5 in (54 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (17), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (7)
sold 2011 Nude Girl$8.9kSign up
sold 2011 Summer$5.3kSign up
sold 2012 Kneeling Woman$8.9kSign up
sold 2012 African Dancer$9kSign up
sold 2014 Crouching Child bronze signed on base: Guy Boyd 11.5 cm (height)$1.4kSign up
sold 2014 SummerUnsold
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2015 Ballet Dancer Bending$2kSign up
sold 2015 (Mother and Child)Unsold
sold 2016 Kneeling Figure$1.6kSign up
sold 2016 Crouching Nude$1.8kSign up
sold 2016 (Kneeling Woman)Unsold
sold 2016 Evonne Goolagong$1.4kSign up
…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Dancer$4.8kSign up
sold 2022 Nude Brushing Her Hair$1.2kSign up
sold 2023 6 Various Ceramic Items$90Sign up
sold 2024 Lovers$2.1kSign up
sold 2024 Dancer$5.2kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Guy Boyd auction results →