Roy Frederick Leslie Dalgarno Australia, New Zealand, 1910-2001
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About Roy Dalgarno
Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1910, Roy Dalgarno attended National Gallery Art School from 1926 to 1930 and then attended the Academy of Art under Dattilo Rubbo from 1930 to 1932. During the World War II as part of a camouflage unit, he was posted to the Northern Territory where he was able to sketch. He co-founded the Studio of Realist Art (SORA) in Sydney in 1946. From 1947 to 1949 he worked as lecturer at the East Sydney Technical College, then travelled to study in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts from 1951 and 1953. From there he moved to India, living there for almost 20 years, while working in advertising. In 1975 he moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where he worked as a lecturer in drawing and composition at the Auckland Society of Arts. He continued painting well into his 70's, he described the discipline of drawing and painting as 'sheer pleasure.'
We have records of art auction sales by Roy Dalgarno from 1972 and in total 220 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 154 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,579 for French Fisherman sold by International Art Centre in November 2023. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by Roy Dalgarno are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
Roy Dalgarno 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 363
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 157
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 59
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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