Perceval (Percy) Charles Lindsay Australia, 1870-1952
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About Percy Lindsay
Born in Creswick, Victoria, in 1870, Percy Lindsay studied in Melbourne and received tuition from tuition from Fred Sheldon and Walter Withers. Like his siblings, the well-known artists Sir Lionel Lindsay, Norman Lindsay, Ruby Lindsay and Sir Daryl Lindsay, he was a landscape painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Lindsay moved to Melbourne in the 1890s and then to Sydney where he continued to paint landscapes while working as a cartoonist on The Bulletin magazine. There was a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery (BFAG) in 1975.
Percy Lindsay 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 514, of which 410 (80%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $50,400 for Miners and Cradle, Creswick c. 1893 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in September 2006. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Percy Lindsay are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Percy Lindsay 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 620
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 335
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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