Derwent Lees Australia, Britain, Europe, 1884-1931
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About Derwent Lees
Derwent Lees was born in Melbourne in 1885 and studied at the University of Melbourne and Slade School, London where he continued as assistant drawing master until 1918. He made his career in London, which was the location of his first exhibition in London in 1913 and he occasionally exhibited in Australia but his career was cut short by a mental health problem, and during the last 10 years of his life he was barely able to work.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Derwent Lees from 1976 and in total 44 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 24 (55%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,600 for Reclining Nude sold by Christies in April 1998. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Derwent Lees are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Derwent Lees 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 606
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 333
- 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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