Arthur Boyd (1920 - 1999) was a leading Australian

painter of the middle to late 20th century. Boyd's

work ranges from impressionist renderings of

Australian landscape to starkly expressionist

figuration, and many canvases feature both.

Several famous works set Biblical stories against

the Australian landscape, such as The Expulsion

(1947–48), now at the Art Gallery of New South

Wales.

Having a strong social conscience, Boyd's work

deals with humanitarian issues and universal

themes of love, loss and shame