Works in the database
21
Works with images
17
Works with multiple sales
5

Past Sales

We Are as We Are, Not as We Would Like, 1995
The Imprint of What Was Once There 1996
To Be; to Have Been. in Sight Of; Notwithstanding. 2005

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 10 works for
$30,507
Works on Paper
Sold 3 works for
$2,247

Where to buy or sell art works by Helen Maudsley

Auction Houses

Leonard Joel
Sold 9 works for
$12,382
Menzies
Sold 1 works for
$11,045
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies)
Sold 1 works for
$6,000

Born in Melbourne in 1927 Helen Maudsley grew up in South Yarra and studied at National Gallery of Victoria School in Melbourne from 1945 to 1947 and during the 1960s she gained a Graduate Diploma in Fine Art from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne. She has held solo exhibitions regularly since 1957, and her work has been included in many group shows. The was the wife of fellow artist John Brack (1920-99).

In our database, 21 works by Helen Maudsley are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1997, of which 13 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $11,045 for We Are as We Are, Not as We Would Like sold by Menzies in March 2024. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Helen Maudsley are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).

Helen Maudsley 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 667
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 459
  • Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 304
  • Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 342

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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