Senior Arthur Merric Boyd b. 1862

Also known as Captain A. Boyd
  • Artist (Painter)
Arthur Merric Boyd Sr. was the pater familias of a prolific and talented artistic family that is still producing art to the present day.
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Name
Senior Arthur Merric Boyd
Also known as Captain A. Boyd
Birth date
1862
Death date
1940
Death place
None
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • c.1888 Inkerman-st, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1886- c.1940
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

painter, exhibited in the Australian Artists Association winter exhibition at Melbourne in 1887.

Exhibited Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition 1888-9, and won two Jury awards (Oil and Watercolour painting) for Autumn Afternoon (Honourable Mention) and St. Kilda Pier (3rd order of merit), no.100 in the Victorian Artists’ Gallery. Catalogue notes his address as Inkerman-st, St. Kilda.

Captain A. Boyd of “Glenfern”, East St Kilda (Arthur Merric) exhibited Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition 1888-9 Victorian Court Class 2 (Various paintings, drawings etc) cat.5 “Fishing Boats off Brighton”.

Exhibited Society of Artists 1896.

Victorian Artists Exhibition: '“Autumn”, by A. Boyd, is an impression. It might be the commencement of a good, bad, or indifferent picture, it may be praised by cranks, it can’t be taken seriously by the public’ ( Bulletin 13 June 1896, 7).

The atmospheric (blasted heath-style) Mount Rowland, Tasmania 1901, oil on canvas 39.3 × 58.8 cm, was offered by Christie’s Melbourne auction of 6-7 May 2003, lot 131 (est. $10,000-15,000).

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011
parent of
Merric Boyd
1888
Artist
grandparent of
Arthur Boyd
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
spouse of
Emma Minnie Boyd
1858
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Emma Minnie Boyd
1858
Artist (Painter)
parent of
Penleigh Boyd
1890
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Penleigh Boyd
1890
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
grandparent of
Guy Boyd
1923
Artist (Sculptor)
grandparent of
David Boyd
1924
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
NSW Society of Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Victorian Artists' Society
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Australian Artists Association
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Mount Rowland, Tasmania
Date
1901
Fishing Boats off Brighton
Date
1888
St. Kilda Pier
Date
1888
Autumn Afternoon
Date
1888
Victorian Artists' Society
1896
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, Vic
NSW Society of Artists
1896
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
1888- 1889
Exhibition ()
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Australian Artists Association winter exhibition
1887
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, Vic.
Recognitions
3rd order of merit, Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
1888
Award
Also 1889
Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
1888
Award
Honourable Mention. Also 1889
Citations:
  • Brown, Anna, (c.1999), Joan Kerr Archive, (Place: National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT)