Roland Shakespeare Wakelin Australia, New Zealand, 1887-1971

Works in the database
1,641
Works with images
1,027
Works with multiple sales
208
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Forthcoming Sales

Winds in the Cypress
Studio Still Life with Brown Jug c.1950s
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Past Sales

At the Market circa 1957
[No title given]
(At the Boat) 1953
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Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 1,018 works for
$7,080,683
Works on Paper
Sold 115 works for
$205,845
Prints & Graphics
Sold 2 works for
$25,800
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Where to buy or sell art works by Roland Shakespeare Wakelin

Auction Houses

Sotheby's
Sold 167 works for
$1,656,693
Christies
Sold 142 works for
$1,034,575
Deutscher and Hackett
Sold 42 works for
$873,028
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About Roland Shakespeare Wakelin

Born in New Zealand in 1887, Wakelin studied at the Wellington Technical School before coming to Australia in 1912. He studied further in Sydney and Europe. On his return to Australia in 1925 he became a leader of the modern school, and in the same year held an exhibition of works influenced by Cezanne. A large retrospective of his work was held at the Art gallery of NSW in 1967

Roland Wakelin is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 1,641, of which 1,135 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $219,600 for Hotel Scene, C.1950 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in August 2019. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Roland Wakelin are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).

Roland Shakespeare Wakelin 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 994
  • Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 376
  • Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 110
  • McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 258
  • Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
  • The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.

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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