William Delafield Cook, Junior Australia, 1936-2015
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About William Delafield Cook, Junior
Born in Melbourne in 1936, William Delafield Cook is the grandson of William Delafield Cook, Senior. He studied at the Caulfield and Royal Melbourne Institutes of Technology and in Europe. A photo-realist painter, he has won numerous awards and exhibited extensively in Australia and overseas. He is represented in the national and several state collections. Among his biggest private collectors are Elton John in Britain and, in Australia, businessman Marc Besen owner of the Tarrawarra Museum of Art, which staged a Delafield Cook survey in 2012. In 2013 he was made a member of the Order of Australia for service to the Arts. In his later years William Delafield Cook and his wife divided their time between Australia and the UK and he had gallery representation in both countries.
Our database records art auction sales of works by William Cook, Junior from 1981 and in total 128 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 74 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $515,455 for A French Cliff sold by Deutscher and Hackett in February 2022. This year one work has been offered for sale.
William Delafield Cook, Junior 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 342
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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