Works in the database
122
Works with images
49
Works with multiple sales
19

Past Sales

The Hulk, 1974
'Pittwater Escarpments'
'Tailor Fish,' 1937

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 61 works for
$87,952
Works on Paper
Sold 3 works for
$566

Where to buy or sell art works by Edmund Arthur Harvey

Auction Houses

Deutscher and Hackett
Sold 1 works for
$21,600
Lawsons
Sold 24 works for
$13,479
Bonhams
Sold 6 works for
$10,670

Harvey studied under Julian Ashton and at the East Sydney Technical College in the 1920's before continuing his studies overseas. On his return in 1927 he became assistant to George Lambert and later a teacher at the East Sydney Technical College. He exhibited with the Society of Artists over a long period.

We have records of art auction sales by Edmund Harvey from 1972 and in total 122 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 64 (52%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $21,600 for Sinn Fein sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 2009. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Edmund Harvey are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and Geelong Gallery.

Edmund Arthur Harvey 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 502
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 294
  • 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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