Ben Taylor Australia, 1960-.
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About Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor was born in Sydney in 1960 and is a painter, printmaker and teacher. He is a graduate of the Canberra School of Art and was a lecturer in Printmaking there from 1983 to 1985. He has been exhibiting in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane since 1983. He lives and works in Monaro in southern New South Wales, and working in oil and acrylic, draws inspiration from decaying farm buildings in the area.
The earliest auction listing we have for Ben Taylor is in 1993 and in total 28 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 16 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,400 for Overflowing Tank 1988 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in March 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 Ben Taylor are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Ben 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
- 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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