Zoltan Fenyes Europe, Australia, 1924-97
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About Zoltan Fenyes
Born in Hungary, Zoltan Fenyes studied at the Academy of Art in Budapest. During the Russian occupation of Hungary, Zoltan who was a young art teacher, was taken to a gulag in Siberia where he was incarcerated for almost four years for participating in an anti-communist exhibition. He left Hungary for South America and was an art teacher in Buenos Aires and lived in several other South American countries prior to his arrival in Australia in the 1960s. He was the winner of several major prizes and awards in South America and in Australia and has held several successful one-man exhibitions. He has been commisisoned to paint portraits of leading citizens as well as several large murals, including at Concord Repatriation Hospital Sydney, which is 16 metres long.
We have records of art auction sales by Zoltan Fenyes from 1975 and in total 190 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 154 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,090 for Nude sold by Goodmans Auctioneers in December 1993. This year 6 works have been offered for sale.
Zoltan Fenyes is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 213
- 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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