Eric L. Stewart Australia, 1903-72
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About Eric Stewart
Born in Melbourne in 1903, Stewart had no formal art training. His life and art are still something of a mystery. Almost completely unknown until after his death in 1970, his paintings are usually from Aboriginal legendary themes. It was not until 1971, the year after his death, that Clifton Pugh came upon a number of his works in an Echuca junk shop. These paintings formed the nucleus of an exhibition at Melbourne's Powell Street Gallery in 1972.
The total number of works by Eric Stewart offered for sale by auction since 1976 is 81, of which 53 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,070 for Ceremony of Sacred Rock sold by Sotheby's in November 1999. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Eric Stewart are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art and National Gallery of Australia.
Eric Stewart 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 909
- 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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