Arthur John Fleischmann Australia, Europe, 1896-1990
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About Arthur Fleischmann
Arthur Fleischmann trained in Prague, Budapest and, after winning a scholarship to the Master School of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, in Vienna. He worked in France and Italy before travelling to Australia. He spent six months working in Bali in 1938 and arrived in Australia the following year. Fleischmann was hailed as a modernist sculptor and exhibited in Sydney and Melbourne with Lyndon Dadswell and Daphne Mayo.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Arthur Fleischmann from 1972 and in total 102 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 71 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $15,000 for Dawn sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in May 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Arthur Fleischmann are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Arthur Fleischmann 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 428
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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