Leonard Gordon Crawford Australia, 1920-96
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About Leonard Crawford
Born in Victoria in 1920, Leonard Crawford studied under various teachers in Melbourne from 1938 to 1946. He first exhibited with the Contemporary Art Society in 1940 and held his first one man show in 1948. He was an art teacher from 1956 to 1962.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Leonard Crawford from 1972 and in total 17 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 15 (88%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $14,727 for Opus Anglicanum No. 7 1964 sold by Leonard Joel in February 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Leonard Crawford are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and Museum Of New Zealand.
Leonard Crawford 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 351
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 145
- 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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