Lesley Dumbrell Australia, 1941-.
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About Lesley Dumbrell
Born in Melbourne in 1941, Lesley Dumbrell studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and at Monash University. She is married to the sculptor, Lenton Parr. Known for her abstract and colour paintings, she has exhibited widely throughout Australia since 1969, and has had a number of commissions to design tapestries for institutions such as the Australian High Court.
In our database, 82 works by Lesley Dumbrell are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1983, of which 57 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $61,364 for Chinook sold by Deutscher and Hackett in February 2022. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Lesley Dumbrell are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Lesley Dumbrell 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 390
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 187
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 123
- 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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