Barbara Nancy Brash Australia, 1925-98
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About Barbara Brash
Born in Melbourne in 1925, Barbara Brash studied at the National Gallery School under George Bell as well as printmaking at RMIT. As painter and print maker, she has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas in United States, Japan, Singapore and Poland.
The total number of works by Barbara Brash offered for sale by auction since 1983 is 128, of which 84 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,664 for Still Life sold by Leonard Joel in October 2022. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Barbara Brash are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Barbara Brash 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 280
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 77
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 48
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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