Leonid Vasin Europe, Australia, 1933-2016
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About Leonid Vasin
Born in the USSR in 1933, Leonid Vasin (Chinese name Yang Ming Shen) studied and lectured in art at tertiary level in China. He migrated to Australia and began exhibiting his paintings in Victoria from the early 1980s with societies such as the Association of Chinese Artists. Vasin paints realist and impressionist landscapes, and portraits. He is a member of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts, where he exhibits, and also exhibited in Victoria in the 1980s.
In our database, 74 works by Leonid Vasin are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1982, of which 51 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,250 for Homage to Norman Lindsay sold by Elder Fine Art in October 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Leonid Vasin 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 698
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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