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Lot Essay
In 1979 Arthur Boyd became the owner of Bundanon the house and it's surrround property on the Shoalhaven River. When he returned to live there, for the third time in 1981, he had overcome the sense of strangeness that this landscape initially held for him. Now the "....freer, more painterly handling and more subtle conditions of light,, varying with the passing of the seasons and the changing light of day, characterise his new landscapes." (U Hoff, The Art of Arthur Boyd, London, 1986, p 77)
Potter at Shoalhaven refers back to the Potter series of the 1960's that paid homage to the artist's parents. "The most unusual element in Boyd's performance is the persistence with which he returns to his origins; the way in which both the art of his father and his own youthful work became a reserve from which he draws new ideas and to which he returns in between exploration of new ground." (U Hoff, op. cit., p 83)
Potter at Shoalhaven typically depicts a landscape devoid fo traces of modern man- no powerlines, houses or boats. the viewer seems to have come across this lone figure, spied through the fine, fragile eucalyptus of the area. The picture, with its beautiful compositional elements, has the still, timeless quality of memory. In his later years Boyd was still haunted by the inspiration of his potter-father.
Potter at Shoalhaven refers back to the Potter series of the 1960's that paid homage to the artist's parents. "The most unusual element in Boyd's performance is the persistence with which he returns to his origins; the way in which both the art of his father and his own youthful work became a reserve from which he draws new ideas and to which he returns in between exploration of new ground." (U Hoff, op. cit., p 83)
Potter at Shoalhaven typically depicts a landscape devoid fo traces of modern man- no powerlines, houses or boats. the viewer seems to have come across this lone figure, spied through the fine, fragile eucalyptus of the area. The picture, with its beautiful compositional elements, has the still, timeless quality of memory. In his later years Boyd was still haunted by the inspiration of his potter-father.