Ruby Lindsay Australia, 1887-1919
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About Ruby Lindsay
Born in Creswick, Victoria in 1887, Ruby Lindsay was a sister of Percy, Lionel, Norman and Daryl Lindsay. She studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, and later married the cartoonist, Will Dyson and travelled to London with him in 1910. A painter and illustrator, she is best known for her art nouveau style drawings.
The total number of works by Ruby Lindsay offered for sale by auction since 1972 is 43, of which 31 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,302 for 'Wholesale - a Hint to the Divorce Commission' sold by Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd in November 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Ruby Lindsay are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Ruby 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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