The Artist & The River: Arthur Boyd And The Shoalhaven
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on first few pages.
A richly illustrated art monograph, The Artist & The River: Arthur Boyd and the Shoalhaven chronicles the profound and enduring relationship between one of Australia's most celebrated painters and the wild, luminous landscape of the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales. Sandra McGrath presents a detailed examination of how Boyd's repeated returns to this rugged terrain transformed his artistic vision, giving rise to some of the most emotionally charged and symbolically layered works of his career. With an authoritative yet lyrical tone, McGrath illustrates how the river became far more than a subject for Boyd — it was a spiritual and psychological landscape that mirrored his inner world, populated by mythological figures, lovers, and creatures drawn from both classical tradition and Australian bush mythology. The text situates Boyd's Shoalhaven paintings within the broader arc of his life and work, arguing that this body of work represents a defining chapter in Australian art history. Scholarly yet accessible, this volume stands as an essential reference for admirers of Australian modernism and anyone captivated by the dialogue between artist and place.
Author: Sandra Mcgrath
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Bay Books, Sydney and London
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on first few pages.
A richly illustrated art monograph, The Artist & The River: Arthur Boyd and the Shoalhaven chronicles the profound and enduring relationship between one of Australia's most celebrated painters and the wild, luminous landscape of the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales. Sandra McGrath presents a detailed examination of how Boyd's repeated returns to this rugged terrain transformed his artistic vision, giving rise to some of the most emotionally charged and symbolically layered works of his career. With an authoritative yet lyrical tone, McGrath illustrates how the river became far more than a subject for Boyd — it was a spiritual and psychological landscape that mirrored his inner world, populated by mythological figures, lovers, and creatures drawn from both classical tradition and Australian bush mythology. The text situates Boyd's Shoalhaven paintings within the broader arc of his life and work, arguing that this body of work represents a defining chapter in Australian art history. Scholarly yet accessible, this volume stands as an essential reference for admirers of Australian modernism and anyone captivated by the dialogue between artist and place.