Rex Thomas Percy Reginald Wood Australia, Britain, 1908-70
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About Rex Wood
Born in Laura, South Australia in 1908, Wood studied at the South Australian School of Art and in London at the Anglo-French Art Centre and the Southampton Row School of Arts. He held several exhibitions before he moved to Europe in 1938 living mainly in Portugal. He visited Australia in 1957 but then returned to Portugal, where he died in 1970. A retropspective of his work was held in Adelaide in 1971.
The total number of works by Rex Wood offered for sale by auction since 1975 is 125, of which 78 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,105 for Abstract City Scape sold by Scammell Auctions in July 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Rex Wood are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and Art Gallery of NSW.
Rex Wood 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 1039
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 383
- 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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