Donald Gordon Laycock Australia, 1931-.
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About Donald Laycock
Born in Victoria in 1931, Laycock studied at the National Gallery School from 1949 to 1953. A contemporary of Clifton Pugh, John Howley and Lawrence Daws, he first exhibited at the Victorian Artists Society gallery in 1955, then held regular exhibitions from the 1960s onward in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. He won the Travelodge Art Prize in 1970 and the McCaughey Prize in 1972 and now lives and works in Khancoban, NSW.
We have records of art auction sales by Donald Laycock from 1972 and in total 143 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 97 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $17,250 for Gilgamesh sold by Christies in June 2000. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Donald Laycock are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Donald Laycock is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 603
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 398
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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