Arthur Merric Boyd (19 March 1862 – 30 July 1940) was an Australian painter. He and his wife Emma Minnie (née à Beckett) established a lifestyle of being artists, which many generations followed to create the popular image of the Boyd family.
Boyd was born in Opoho, Dunedin, New Zealand, son of Captain John Theodore Thomas Boyd, formerly of County Mayo, Ireland,[2] and his wife Lucy Charlotte, daughter of Dr Robert Martin of Heidelberg, Victoria. The Boyds moved to Australia in the mid-1870s, and on 14 January 1886, Boyd married Emma Minnie à Beckett, also an artist and known as Minnie, daughter of the Hon. W. A. C. à Beckett of Melbourne.[1] In 1890, they moved to England and lived for a time at Penleigh House, Westbury, Wiltshire, and in 1891 husband and wife each had a picture in the Royal Academy exhibition.[3]
Boyd then travelled and painted a good deal on the continent of Europe, and returned to Australia about the end of 1893, where he lived mostly in Sandringham and other suburbs of Melbourne for the rest of his life. He occasionally sent good work to the exhibitions of the Victorian Artists' Society, but never mixed much in the artistic life of his time.[3]
Minnie Boyd died at Melbourne on 13 September 1936 at Sandringham.[4] Arthur Merric Boyd died on the property of his son, Merric, at Murrumbeena on 30 July 1940. Each is represented by a picture in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.[3] They left three sons, Theodore Penleigh Boyd (1890–1923), Martin à Beckett Boyd (1893–1972), a popular writer of fiction firstly under the name 'Martin Mills' and then his own, and Merric (1888–1959), a potter, and a daughter Helen à Beckett Boyd, a painter.[3]
Selected paintingsEdit
Gathering Seaweed Before the Storm, Sandringham Beach
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arthur, merric, boyd, confused, with, arthur, merric, bloomfield, boyd, 1920, 1999, march, 1862, july, 1940, australian, painter, wife, emma, minnie, née, beckett, established, lifestyle, being, artists, which, many, generations, followed, create, popular, ima. Not to be confused with Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd 1920 1999 Arthur Merric Boyd 19 March 1862 30 July 1940 was an Australian painter He and his wife Emma Minnie nee a Beckett established a lifestyle of being artists which many generations followed to create the popular image of the Boyd family Arthur Merric BoydBorn 1862 03 19 19 March 1862Opoho Dunedin New ZealandDied30 July 1940 1940 07 30 aged 78 Murrumbeena Victoria AustraliaNationalityAustralianKnown forLandscape paintingMovementBoyd familySpouseEmma Minnie BoydChildrenPenleigh BoydMerric BoydMartin BoydHelen ReadParentsCaptain John Theodore Thomas Boyd father Lucy Charlotte nee Martin mother RelativesGrandsons Arthur BoydGuy BoydNotes 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography EditBoyd was born in Opoho Dunedin New Zealand son of Captain John Theodore Thomas Boyd formerly of County Mayo Ireland 2 and his wife Lucy Charlotte daughter of Dr Robert Martin of Heidelberg Victoria The Boyds moved to Australia in the mid 1870s and on 14 January 1886 Boyd married Emma Minnie a Beckett also an artist and known as Minnie daughter of the Hon W A C a Beckett of Melbourne 1 In 1890 they moved to England and lived for a time at Penleigh House Westbury Wiltshire and in 1891 husband and wife each had a picture in the Royal Academy exhibition 3 Boyd then travelled and painted a good deal on the continent of Europe and returned to Australia about the end of 1893 where he lived mostly in Sandringham and other suburbs of Melbourne for the rest of his life He occasionally sent good work to the exhibitions of the Victorian Artists Society but never mixed much in the artistic life of his time 3 Minnie Boyd died at Melbourne on 13 September 1936 at Sandringham 4 Arthur Merric Boyd died on the property of his son Merric at Murrumbeena on 30 July 1940 Each is represented by a picture in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne 3 They left three sons Theodore Penleigh Boyd 1890 1923 Martin a Beckett Boyd 1893 1972 a popular writer of fiction firstly under the name Martin Mills and then his own and Merric 1888 1959 a potter and a daughter Helen a Beckett Boyd a painter 3 Selected paintings Edit nbsp Gathering Seaweed Before the Storm Sandringham Beach nbsp Winter Evening nbsp North Wharf Melbourne nbsp Fishing at the JettyReferences Edit a b Tipping Marjorie J 1979 Boyd Arthur Merric 1862 1940 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 7 National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 20 March 2014 Residents of Upper Beaconsfield and surrounding areas www upperbeaconsfieldhistory org au 1 September 2018 Archived from the original on 15 March 2019 Retrieved 26 May 2021 a b c d Serle Percival 1949 Boyd Arthur Merric Dictionary of Australian Biography Sydney Angus amp Robertson Family Notices The Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 National Library of Australia 14 September 1936 p 1 Retrieved 3 April 2018 Further reading EditNiall Brenda 2002 The Boyds Melbourne Melbourne University Press ISBN 0 522 84871 0 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arthur Merric Boyd Artwork by Arthur Boyd in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Merric Boyd amp oldid 1161972305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
