Thornton J. Walker Australia, 1953-.
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About Thornton J. Walker
Born in New Zealand in 1953, Thornton Walker arrived in Australia in 1965, settling in Melbourne. He graduated with a Diploma of Art (Printmaking) from the Prahran College of Advanced Education in 1976, and began a Post Graduate Diploma (Printmaking) at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne in 1977. He also studied in Europe and the USA. In 1994 he was awarded an Australia Council Studio Residency in Barcelona, Spain. He has exhibited his paintings in Melbourne since 1980 and has continued to exhibit nationally. Overseas, Walker’s work is represented in collections in the British Museum and Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan.
We have records of art auction sales by Thornton Walker from 1986 and in total 63 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 37 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $16,800 for Chinese Bowl (Blue Air 2nd Study) 2000 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in December 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Thornton Walker are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Thornton J. Walker 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 997
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 707
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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