Provenance:
Private Collection, Christchurch
Purchased directly from Arthur Boyd, November 1990
On the market for the first time

Fishing on the Shoalhaven with Dog and Cockatoo features a dominant landmark known as Pulpit Rock which is located near the Boyd homestead on the Shoalhaven River at Bundanon. Pulpit Rock became known as a member of Boyd's cast, along with some of his favourite motifs, including the dog, which reoccurs throughout his works of different periods and the white cockatoo, flying above the distinctively shaped sandstone rockface. The river is calm and reflective with the small figures are dominated by the landscape.