Geoffrey David (Geoff) Todd Australia, 1950-.
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About Geoffrey David (Geoff) Todd
A Victorian artist, Geoff Todd was born in Chelsea, Melbourne 1950. He obtained diplomas in art from what are now Monash University and LaTrobe University in Melbourne and became a painter, sculptor and teacher. In the 1970s and 80s he worked as a secondary art teacher in schools around Melbourne until 1984 when he left for the Northern Territory. In a remote Aboriginal settlement he worked as a craft advisor for three years and then lectured at tertiary level near Darwin. Todd has exhibited in Darwin, Melbourne and Sydney since 1973, in the USA in 1979 and in the UK in 1986. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours in 2019.
The earliest auction listing we have for Geoff Todd is in 1990 and in total 27 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 17 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,440 for Untitled 1996 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in February 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Geoff Todd are held by the National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
Geoffrey David (Geoff) Todd 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 956
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 677
- 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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