Alan Oldfield Australia, 1943-2004
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About Alan Oldfield
Born in New South Wales in 1943, Alan Oldfield studied at the National Art School, Sydney. He held his first one-man show in the Watters Gallery in Sydney in 1966; several successful one-man and joint showings both in Sydney and Melbourne followed. He travelled overseas in 1970 and again in 1974, and has won several awards.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Alan Oldfield from 1986 and in total 156 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 96 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,200 for Annunciation sold by Christies in October 1987. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Alan Oldfield are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Alan Oldfield 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 742
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 518
- 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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