Harold Vincent Lane Australia, 1925-2012
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About Harold Lane
Born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1925, Harold Lane spent his childhood in the Queensland bush. Lane studied at the East Sydney Technical College and began his formal art training under F. J. Martyn-Roberts in Brisbane. He was a painter of stylised landscapes and held several successful one-man exhibitions and won several awards including the R.N.A.prize (twice). He was commissioned to paint a mural of about 4 metres x 1.5 metres by the Commonwealth Government for the Law Courts Building in Darwin.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Harold Lane from 1974 and in total 112 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 86 (77%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,300 for White Cockatoos sold by Christies in June 1989. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Harold Lane are held by the Queensland Art Gallery and National Gallery of Australia.
Harold Lane 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 595
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 391
- 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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