# Guy Boyd artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/guy-boyd/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T16:05:57.277Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1923-06-12
- Death date: 1988-04-26
- Nationality: Australian
- Common media: Sculpture, Ceramics and pottery

## About Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd (1923–1988), born Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd, was an Australian sculptor, ceramicist and potter. Authority records from Wikidata and VIAF consistently identify him as an Australian sculptor and connect his identity with Getty ULAN and other international authority files. Biographical material in the collected source pack describes his work as figurative, with particular attention to fluid treatments of the female nude. Sculpture and ceramics are therefore the best-documented core of his practice. Collectors may also encounter his name in broad auction groupings spanning works on paper, prints, paintings, mixed media, decorative art and editions, although those groupings should not be mistaken for a complete catalogue of his output. Boyd also participated in environmental and public causes, including opposition to the Franklin River dam. When matching a work to this artist, his full name, 1923–1988 life dates, medium, subject, signature or inscription, and provenance provide useful identity checks because “Guy Boyd” can be an ambiguous name.

## Common works and media

The clearest documented work types are figurative sculptures and ceramics or pottery. The female nude is the most specifically identified subject in the available biographical material. Appraisily's auction records also place works under broader categories covering paintings, works on paper, prints, mixed media, decorative art and editions. Those categories are useful discovery signals, but each object still requires verification of medium, authorship, signature or inscription, date, dimensions, edition information, condition and provenance.

## Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily snapshot covers matched public auction records from 2004 through 2025 and reports a median realized result around $3,000, with many cited comparables between $1,600 and $5,900. These figures describe the indexed record set; they are not a price forecast or a substitute for inspecting the object. For appraisal, compare like with like: sculpture versus ceramics or works on paper, similar dimensions and dates, related subjects, and comparable edition details where applicable. Condition, restoration, surface quality, signatures, inscriptions, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references and recent public sales can all affect comparability. Buyer's premiums, reporting conventions, private transactions and incomplete feeds may also limit direct comparisons.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence inputs, not authentication or a complete appraisal.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5622113
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/93003212/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500117155
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Boyd_(sculptor)
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/guy-boyd/