The Lady and the Unicorn

This evocative suite of prints reinterprets the sad myth of the unicorn, left off The Ark in the Biblical Great Flood. “The Unicorn lived in the forest where he cared for his fellow-creatures by cleansing the pools, breaking the traps and guiding them to pasture. Since the Flood, no man had ever seen the Unicorn, though all knew of him.” Peter Porter.

The work, which includes a suite of prints and a published limited edition book, is the result of a successful collaboration between the London based, Australian poet Peter Porter and Arthur Boyd, in which Boyd’s great talent for illustration and proficiency in etching are confirmed.

Arthur Boyd
Upstairs Gallery, Bundanon

Images:
Arthur Boyd
The Lady and the Unicorn – the Unicorn and the ark, 1973-74
etching and aquatint, 795 x 590 mm
Bundanon Collection
Photograph by Rob Little, RLDI

The Lady and the Unicorn – the hunters set out to trap the Unicorn, 1973-74
etching and aquatint, 795 x 590 mm
Bundanon Collection
Photograph by Rob Little, RLDI