Arthur Boyd
(1920 - 1999)
Cloud, 1969
wool and cotton tapestry
202.0 x 210.0 cm
woven signature lower right: Arthur Boyd
woven monogram T/M/P lower right
maker’s label attached verso: De Tapecarias De Portalegre, Portugal
Estimate:
$25,000 - $35,000
Sold:
$46,636 (inc. BP)
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency 2026
lot details
woven monogram T/M/P lower right
maker’s label attached verso: De Tapecarias De Portalegre, Portugal
Clune Galleries, Sydney
Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1970
Exhibited
Arthur Boyd: Tapestries, Clune Galleries, Sydney, opened 17 February 1970
Arthur Boyd: Tapestries, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, opened 15 April 1970 (another example)
Exhibition of Paintings, Ceramics, Graphics and Tapestries by Arthur Boyd, Australian National University, Canberra, 21 – 26 October 1971 (another example)
Literature
Lynn, E., 'Dominant tapestries', The Bulletin, Sydney, vol. 92, no. 4693, 28 February 1970, p. 49
Related Works
Nebuchadnezzar making a cloud, 1968, oil on canvas, 174.8 x 183.2 cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra