Works in the database
7
Works with images
4
Works with multiple sales
0

Past Sales

Torso, 1990
Unbounded No 9, 1994
Seam 1, 2011

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 4 works for
$5,799
Works on Paper
Sold 0 works for
$0
Prints & Graphics
Sold 0 works for
$0

Where to buy or sell art works by Virginia Coventry

Auction Houses

Bonhams
Sold 1 works for
$3,660
Sotheby's
Sold 1 works for
$1,035
Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 1 works for
$960

Born in Melbourne in 1942, Virginia Coventry is a painter, photographer and teacher. She studied extensively in Melbourne, London and Europe. She has exhibited in most eastern state capital cities, and in London and Tokyo. Coventry is represented in the Australian National Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria.

Our database lists 7 works offered for sale at auction by this artist, of which 4 were sold.

Virginia Coventry 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 346
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 142
  • Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 94
  • 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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