Steve (Stephen) Lopes Australia, 1971-.
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About Steve (Stephen) Lopes
Australian figurative artist Steve Lopes attained a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) from the University of New South Wales in Sydney in 1991 and later continued his studies and worked in London, and New York at the Art Students League. Lopes has exhibited his works in 40 solo shows across Australia, London, and Hong Kong, and his work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, Federal Parliament House Art Collection Canberra, State Library of NSW, Bundanon Collection, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Time Warner Collection New York, and Rolls-Royce London. Lopes also earned recognition for his art by winning the Gallipoli Art Prize in 2018 and the Young Artist Award of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London and was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship award. He has participated in painting residencies such as Red Gate Gallery in Beijing, Bundanon Trust Studios in New South Wales, Your Friend the Enemy painting project in Gallipoli, Salient: Contemporary Artists at the Western Front, and Yellow Mountain in China and Queenstown, New Zealand through The Nock Art Foundation. Currently, Lopes resides and creates art in New South Wales.
The earliest auction listing we have for Stephen Lopes is in 2004 and in total 11 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 6 (55%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,473 for Alluvial Figure I sold by Lawsons in November 2020. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Stephen Lopes are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Steve (Stephen) Lopes is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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