John Anthony (Tony) Tuckson Australia, Britain, 1921-73
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About Tony Tuckson
One of Australia's most interesting abstract painters, Tuckson was born in Egypt in 1921. He had studied art in England at the Hornsey School of Art, and later in Sydney after World War II when he migrated to Australia, arriving in 1946. He began exhibiting with the Society of Artists and the Contemporary Art Society of Australia. In 1950, he was appointed assistant director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales. He helped to shift Australia’s perception of Aboriginal art which had been exhibited in natural history museums from an ethnographic point of view and gave it the status of fine art. He was also responsible for introducing Melanesian art to the gallery’s collection.
Tony Tuckson is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1982 of 414, of which 290 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $390,400 for Pink, White Line, Yellow Edge, Red Line Middle 1970-73 sold by Bonhams in June 2013. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Tony Tuckson are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Tony Tuckson 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 967
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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