Thomas (Tom) Gleghorn Britain, Australia, 1925-.
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About Tom Gleghorn
Born in England in 1925, Gleghorn arrived in Australia in 1928. Though trained as an engineer, he started painting at 24, receiving help and encouragement from William Dobell. He worked as an artist and designer in Sydney retail stores for some years. In recent years he has applied abstract expressionist methods to his experience of landscape. He was the inaugural winner of the Muswellbrook Art Prize in 1958 has three works in the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection.
Tom Gleghorn is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1971 of 952, of which 684 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $40,800 for Series Original Artworks for the Tom Gleghorn 1996 Calendar (12) sold by Du Plessis Galleries in February 2000. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by Tom Gleghorn are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Tom Gleghorn 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 465
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 254
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 315
- 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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