Arthur BOYD

Romeo and Juliet
(1963)

Medium

earthenware, lead, wood

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Art Gallery and Cultural Centre Building Committee, Women's Council, 1969
© Arthur Boyd’s work reproduced with the permission of Bundanon Trust, https://www.bundanon.com.au
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Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

earthenware, lead, wood

Measurements

(a-t) 222.6 × 371.4 × 4.2 cm (variable) (installed)

Place/s of Execution

Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription

(a) inscribed in pencil on reverse 1 (in a circle) / one
(b) incised Arthur Boyd
inscribed in charcoal (inverted) on reverse 2 (in a circle)
(c) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 3 (in a circle)
(d) inscribed in charcoal and fibre-tipped pen (inverted) on reverse 4 (in a circle)
(e) incised Arthur Boyd
inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 5 (in a circle)
(f) incised Arthur Boyd
inscribed in charcoal (inverted) on reverse 6 (in a circle) / six
(g) incised Arthur Boyd
inscribed in charcoal (inverted) on reverse 7 (in a circle)
(h) inscribed in charcoal on reverse 8 (in a circle)
(i) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 9 (in a circle)
(j) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse c: 10 (in a circle)
(k) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 11
(l) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 12
(m) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 13
(n) inscribed in charcoal on reverse 14
(o) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 15
inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse A
(p) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 16
(q) incised Arthur Boyd
inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 17
(r) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 18
(s) inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse 19
(t) incised Arthur Boyd
inscribed in charcoal (vertically) on reverse c: 20

Accession Number

D102.a-t-1969

Department

Australian Decorative Arts

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Art Gallery and Cultural Centre Building Committee, Women's Council, 1969
© Arthur Boyd’s work reproduced with the permission of Bundanon Trust, https://www.bundanon.com.au
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

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Gallery location

Not on display

Physical description

Polyptych - centre panel (6 tiles), flanked either side by inner (4) and outer (3)

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Romeo and Juliet
(1963)