Works in the database
78
Works with images
63
Works with multiple sales
2

Past Sales

Abandoned Farmhouse, York Peninsula
Abandoned Farm House York Peninsula
Pines, Bribie Island - Qld

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 26 works for
$61,703
Works on Paper
Sold 16 works for
$8,820
Prints & Graphics
Sold 4 works for
$405

Where to buy or sell art works by Geoffrey Wilson

Auction Houses

Elder Fine Art
Sold 24 works for
$54,405
Scammell Auctions
Sold 3 works for
$8,549
Bonhams & Goodman
Sold 6 works for
$3,288

Born in 1927 in Bridgetown, Western Australia, Geoff Wilson moved around with his family settling in Adelaide in 1941. After schooling he took an art teaching course at the South Australian School of Art and Adelaide Teachers College, and then became a secondary teacher. He travelled to London in 1954, and spent 3 years travelling through Europe. In 1962 he was appointed a lecturer at the South Australian School of Art where he remained for 20 years. He has exhibited frequently with venues including the Royal South Australian Society of Arts, the Contemporary Art Society and museum survey exhibitions of South Australian artists as well as group shows in commercial galleries.

In our database, 78 works by Geoffrey Wilson are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1979, of which 46 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,800 for Farm at Aldinga sold by Elder Fine Art in December 2022. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Geoffrey Wilson are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Geoffrey Wilson 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 1029
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 734
  • Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 381
  • The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
  • 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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