Tudor St. George Tucker Britain, Europe, Australia, 1862-1906
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About Tudor St. George Tucker
Tudor St. George Tucker was born in Middlesex, England and migrated to Melbourne in 1881 for health reasons. Tucker studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, from 1883 to 1887, and in I1887 he travelled to Paris and studied at the Académie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. On his return to Australia in 1892 he opened the Melbourne School of Art in 1893 at Heidelberg with Phillips Fox. Tucker was admired in 1890s Melbourne as a leader of the plein-air impressionist movement. He He also worked with Frederick McCubbin near Brighton and Sandringham.
We have records of art auction sales by Tudor Tucker from 1974 and in total 68 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 42 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $256,200 for The Lovers' Hour 1895 sold by Sotheby's in November 2017. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Tudor Tucker are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Tudor St. George Tucker 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 965
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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