Steven Cox Australia, 1958-.
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About Steven Cox
Born in England in 1958, Steven Cox arrived in Australia in 1967. He studied painting at the Victorian College of the Arts. After winning a scholarship he travelled through England and Egypt in 1983. A painter and teacher, Cox uses his extensive library of criminology as a source of subject matter for his paintings which dwell on hostility and conflict. He has exhibited in Melbourne and Sydney since 1982.
The total number of works by Steven Cox offered for sale by auction since 1992 is 42, of which 27 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,880 for Oscar Wilde in Heathfield 1989 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in March 2009. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Steven Cox are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Steven Cox 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 347
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 144
- 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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