Clement Meadmore Australia, 1929-2005
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About Clement Meadmore
Born in Melbourne in 1929, Meadmore studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He first came to notice as an industrial designer, winning the 'Good Design Award' in Sydney in 1953 for his steel dining chair. Best known as a sculptor, he spent many years in Europe. He returned to Sydney for two years and in 1963, he moved to the USA where he became a citizen in 1976. Meadmore exhibited widely in Australia and the USA with many of his major works in public instalations. He died in 2005.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Clement Meadmore from 1979 and in total 190 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 152 (80%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $170,800 for Wallflower sold by Deutscher and Hackett in May 2017. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Clement Meadmore are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
Clement Meadmore 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 670
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 462
- 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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