Roy Opie Australia, 1909-68
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About Roy Opie
Australian artist Roy Opie was born in 1909 and works in oils and acrylics and also is a watercolourist. Roy Opie died in 1968.
We have records of art auction sales by Roy Opie from 1990 and in total 30 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 11 (37%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,875 for Two Boys sold by Sotheby's in November 1993. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Roy Opie are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Geelong Gallery and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Roy Opie 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 747
- 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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