Albert Rydge Australia, 1903-71
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About Albert Rydge
Albert Rydge studied at the Meldrum School in Melbourne. A landscape artist, painting mainly in oil, he was a fellow of the Royal Art Society, Sydney. In 1939, 1949, 1950 and 1952 he was a Finalist in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Wynne Landscape Prize and in 1942, 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1954 was a Finalist in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize. He was awarded the Goulburn Prize in 1962. He died in 1971.
In our database, 104 works by Albert Rydge are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1975, of which 67 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,980 for Low Tide, Sirius Cove sold by Leonard Joel in July 1990. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Albert Rydge are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Albert Rydge 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 852
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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