Leslie James Walker Australia, 1894-1951
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About Leslie James Walker
Born in Parramatta, New South Wales in 1894, Leslie Walker studied at Granville Technical College and at the Royal Art Society in Sydney, of which he became a member. Beginning his career as an etcher, he was a member of the Australian Painter-Etchers' Society. He later changed his career path to painting landscapes and florals works working in oils.
In our database, 56 works by Leslie Walker are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1974, of which 35 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,000 for The Foot of the Barren Range, North Qld sold by Queensland Fine Art Auctions in June 1989. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018.
Leslie James Walker 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 996
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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