Works in the database
17
Works with images
7
Works with multiple sales
4

Past Sales

Man in the Cleopatra Restaurant 1983
Woman with Spiders 1986
Girl and Self Portrait 1980

Sales by Medium

Works on Paper
Sold 6 works for
$1,952
Paintings
Sold 1 works for
$293
Prints & Graphics
Sold 2 works for
$143

Where to buy or sell art works by Peter William Ellis

Auction Houses

Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies)
Sold 2 works for
$704
Lawsons
Sold 2 works for
$597
Leonard Joel
Sold 3 works for
$574

Born in Sydney in 1956 Peter Ellis studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of technology. He has exhibited widely and is represented in several state and regional collections.

Our database records art auction sales of works by Peter Ellis from 1995 and in total 17 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (53%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Peter Ellis are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Monash University Museum of Art and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).

Peter William Ellis 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 406
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 201
  • Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
  • 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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