Important Australian + International Fine Art - 9 May 2007 - 10 May 2007 | Melbourne
Lot 101
Arthur Boyd
(1920 - 1999)
ELEKTRA AND CLYTEMNESTRA, c.1962
oil on board
63.0 x 50.0 cm
Estimate:
$18,000 - 24,000
Lot Details
Description
Arthur Boyd
(1920 - 1999)
ELEKTRA AND CLYTEMNESTRA, c.1962
oil on board
63.0 x 50.0 cm
signed and inscribed lower right: arthur Byd [sic.] "Elektra" inscribed lower left: "Clytemnestra"
Provenance
O'Halloran Giles (former M.P.)
Elder Fine Art, Adelaide
Private collection, Melbourne.
Catalogue text
Elektra was originally written in 500 BC by the Greek scholar, Sophocles, and has since been retold in many forms, including Sir Robert Helpmann's Royal Ballet production during the early 1960s at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. This work is a study for the backdrops and costumes which Boyd produced for the Royal Ballet production based upon Malcolm Arnold's version of the Greek tragedy.