David K. Taylor Australia, 1941-.
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About David Taylor
Born in Victoria in 1941, David Taylor studied at the Caulfield Institute of Technology and the Melbourne School of Printing and Graphic Arts. A painter of landscapes in watercolour, he has held over 40 solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle, and has been included in a number group exhibitions, some with the Australian Watercolour Institute of which he was a member. He was also a Council Member of the Victorian Artists Society from 1974. He won a number of prizes at suburban art shows in the 1970s and 1980s.
Our database records art auction sales of works by David Taylor from 1984 and in total 80 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 35 (44%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,136 for Sundown Hunter Valley sold by E. J. Ainger Pty.Ltd. in November 2004. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by David Taylor are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
David Taylor 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 938
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 661
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 372
- 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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