Robin Wallace-Crabbe Australia, 1938-.
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About Robin Wallace-Crabbe
Born in Melbourne in 1938, Wallace-Crabbe is a writer and artist. He studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1956-57, as well as group shows throughout Australia. He has held over 50 solo exhibitions in Australian capital cities, the first being in Melbourne in 1963. His work has been shown in an International Print Biennale and an International Drawing Biennale. A retrspective of his 60 year career, Robin Wallace-Crabbe: a survey of 60 years picture making was held in Braidwood New South Wales in 2018. As a writer, he has published more than ten novels, plus two nonfiction works.
The earliest auction listing we have for Robin Wallace-Crabbe is in 1971 and in total 90 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 60 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,990 for Daughter and Mother Series (18) sold by Christies in March 1996. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Robin Wallace-Crabbe are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Robin Wallace-Crabbe 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 999
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 707
- 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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