Horace Hurtle Trenerry Australia, 1899-1958
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About Horace Trenerry
Born in Adelaide in 1899, Trenerry studied at the James Ashton School and in Adelaide. One of South Australia's leading painters, he exhibited in Adelaide and was awarded a gold star medal by the Royal Drawing Society, London. After suffering from ill health for many years, Trenerry died in 1958 aged 59. A memorial exhibition of his work was held at the Royal South Australian Society of the Arts in 1964, and his work was included in the Great Australian Art Exhibition of 1988.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Horace Trenerry from 1976 and in total 216 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 143 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $76,560 for Woodside Landscape sold by Elder Fine Art in June 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Horace Trenerry are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Horace Trenerry 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 962
- 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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