Emma Minnie Boyd watercolour “Lake Scene with Figures” circa 1890s.
Full framed view of Emma Minnie Boyd’s Lake Scene with Figures watercolour.
Artist’s signature on Emma Minnie Boyd watercolour.
Reverse of Emma Minnie Boyd framed watercolour.
Corner detail of the original period frame.
Side profile showing frame depth.
Close-up detail of brushwork in Emma Minnie Boyd watercolour.
Showing texture of brushwork in Emma Minnie Boyd watercolour.
Close-up detail of the lower section of Emma Minnie Boyd’s watercolour “Lake Scene with Figures” (c.1890s), showing the foreground, path, vegetation and fine brushwork.

Untitled – Lake Scene with Figures, c.1890s – Watercolour on Paper

Emma Minnie Boyd (1858–1936) – Pioneer Australian Watercolourist

$9,499.95

MATERIALS:

Watercolour on Paper

DIMENSIONS:

Image size 21.5cm x 44cm Frame size 48cm x 71cm x 4cm

INSCRIPTIONS:

Signed ‘Emma Minnie Boyd’

Curatorial Note:

Painted during the 1890s, this watercolour reflects Emma Minnie Boyd’s refined handling of light, colour and atmosphere. Created during a formative period in her career, the work demonstrates the qualities that established her as one of Australia’s leading women watercolorists while also illustrating the artistic partnership that helped lay the foundations of the Boyd artistic dynasty.

Curatorial Significance

  • Painted by Emma Minnie Boyd, one of Australia’s most accomplished women watercolourists of the late nineteenth century.
  • Reflects Boyd’s refined handling of light, atmosphere and landscape detail.
  • Created during the period in which Emma Minnie and Arthur Merric Boyd helped establish the creative foundations of the Boyd artistic dynasty.
  • Represents an important example of the artistic environment that would later influence Merric Boyd, Arthur Boyd, David Boyd and Guy Boyd.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired through Leonard Joel Auctions, Australia.

The McCorry Collection, Melbourne, Australia.

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About Emma Minnie Boyd (1858–1936)

Emma Minnie Boyd (1858–1936) was one of Australia’s foremost women watercolourists and an important founding figure of the Boyd artistic dynasty. Exhibiting professionally from her teenage years, she studied at the National Gallery School before establishing a distinguished career painting landscapes, gardens and domestic scenes in Australia and Britain.

Through her marriage to Arthur Merric Boyd she helped create the artistic environment that would inspire generations of Boyd artists, including Merric Boyd, Arthur Boyd, David Boyd and Guy Boyd. Today Emma Minnie Boyd is recognised not only for her own artistic achievements but also for her enduring influence on one of Australia’s greatest artistic families.

This artwork forms part of The McCorry Collection’s ongoing documentation of the Boyd artistic dynasty and associated Australian artists.

Condition

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Postal package 55cm x 78cm x 11cm weight 5kg

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