William James (Bill) Gleeson Australia, 1927-99
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About Bill Gleeson
Born in Mildura, Victoria in 1927, while working as a stained glass artist, Bill Gleeson studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne from 1945 to 1950, one of his teachers being George Bell, and at Melbourne Technical College from 1953 to 1958. A watercolourist and art teacher William Gleeson taught in Victoria at secondary level from 1955 to 1961 and was a lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1962 to 1981. As well as exhibiting in Melbourne from 1967 to 1989 he also exhibited his graphics in America, Canada and Paris in the 1950s and 1970s.
The earliest auction listing we have for Bill Gleeson is in 1983 and in total 19 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 13 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,750 for The Controller sold by Goodmans Auctioneers in July 2001. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Bill Gleeson are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Bill Gleeson 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 463
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 253
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 315
- 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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