Danila Ivanovich Vassilieff Australia, 1897-1958
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About Danila Vassilieff
Born in Russia in 1897, Vassilieff received no formal art training. Before coming to Australia in 1923 he was a Cossack soldier in the White Russian Army. For the next 13 years he travelled and exhibited widely overseas. Returning to Australia in 1936 he settled in Victoria, where he taught painting and sculpture. He is best known for his modern-primitive street scenes, usually of Surry Hills in Sydney or Fitzroy in Melbourne.
Danila Vassilieff is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1971 of 800, of which 558 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $96,000 for Conventional Madonna (1951) sold by Bonhams & Goodman in August 2007. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Danila Vassilieff are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art and a further eight major public national galleries (see list below).
Danila Vassilieff 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 981
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 375
- 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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