Leonard Hugh Long Australia, 1911-2013
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About Leonard Long
Born in New South Wales in 1911, Long lived in the Mittagong area until 1934, and then until 1950 operated a watch-making business in Nowra. He began painting in the 1930s and his landscapes soon caught the public eye. In 1980 he moved to Melbourne to live with his daughter and son-in-law, He has held numerous exhibitions and travelled widely. He held his final exhibition in Yass, new South Wales in 2011 at the age of 100. In 1993, Leonard Long was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia 'for service to the arts as a painter of Australian landscapes.
Leonard Long is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 1,018, of which 760 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $52,860 for Junction Range, Yea, Victoria sold by Sotheby's in September 1990. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by Leonard Long are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Leonard Long 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 624
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 413
- 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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