Ronald Elliot Bull Australia (Aboriginal), 1942-79
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About Ronald Bull
Bull is an Australian Aboriginal artist who was born in Victoria in 1942. He studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne under John Brack, and also under Ernest Buckmaster and Sir Hans Heysen. A realist painter in oils, he received considerable publicity through television appearances in Victoria where his works are widely represented in private collections.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Ronald Elliot Bull from 1969 and in total 236 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 175 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,000 for Autumn at Healesville sold by Leonard Joel in November 1981. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Ronald Elliot Bull are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Ronald Bull 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 48
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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