Ben Shearer Australia, Scotland, 1941-.
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About Ben Shearer
Born in Adelaide in 1941, Ben Shearer is a weaver, textile designer, watercolour painter and teacher. He studied tetxtile design in Geelong and Scotland, and worked as a commercial carpet designer before becoming a full-time weaver and painter. He taught art at Scoth College in Melbourne for 14 years. He is well known for painting the outback Australian landscape. Shearer has exhibited in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney since 1970.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Ben Shearer from 1975 and in total 108 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 74 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,000 for Crossing Cooper's Creek 1998 sold by Leonard Joel in August 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Ben Shearer are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Ben Shearer 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 878
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 617
- 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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