Sydney Long Australia, 1871-1955
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About Sydney Long
Sydney Long, painter, etcher and teacher, was born in Goulburn, N.S.W. on 20 August, 1871. he studied at the Sydney Art Society of N.S.W. school, (later renamed the Royal Art Society) under A. J. Daplyn, Frank Mahoney and Julian Ashton, from about 1892-96, and in London, under Malcolm Osborne in 1910. From 1913 he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and began to practice etching. After 15 years in London he returned to Sydney in 1925 to become a leading figure in the Australian art world, particularly in the field of etching. He painted and etched pastoral subjects and stylised the Australian bush as a subject to which he introduced mythical creatures, as well as birds and foliations borrowed from European Art Nouveau.
Sydney Long 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 1,873, of which 1,310 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $192,750 for The West Wind sold by Sotheby's in August 2003. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Sydney Long are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further nine major public national galleries (see list below).
Sydney Long 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 624
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 336
- 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.
- 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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