Arthur Boyd 'Untitled (Portrait and Skull) ' iconic art With Port Jackson Press Australia

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Arthur Boyd 'Untitled (Portrait and Skull) ' iconic art With Port Jackson Press AustraliaSkulls are a recurring motif in Arthur Boyds practice. This fascination was in part spurred by a story Boyd heard about the previous tenants of his property in Shoalhaven. Apparently, after being caught in barbed wire, their favourite horse, Flame, died. In honour of the creature, the tenants decided to bury him under his namesake, the Flame tree, on property. Taken with this tale, Boyd set about locating and unearthing the skull and after finding it,