Peter Walsh Britain, Australia, 1958-2009
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About Peter Walsh
Born in Adelaide in 1958, Peter Walsh studied at the Wimbledon School in London from 1975 to 1979. He arrived in Melbourne in 1979 and studied at the Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne in 1981 and was awarded a Diploma of Fine Art. In 1986 he had his first major exhibition and over his career exhibited in about 26 solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as about 40 group exhibitions. He was awarded a residency at Arthur Boyd's Bundanon home in 2003, where he created a suite of works revealing his sensitivity to the landscape. He won the Mornington Regional Gallery Prize in 2002 and 2003.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Peter Walsh from 1994 and in total 81 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 50 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,800 for The Women 1990-1991 sold by Bonhams & Goodman in August 2007. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Peter Walsh are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Peter Walsh 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 1001
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 709
- 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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