Charles George Bannon Australia, 1919-93
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About Charles Bannon
Born in Scotland in 1919, Bannon came to Australia as a child. He studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne Technical College and the Bendigo School of Mines. He was art master of St Peter's College, Adelaide for 15 years.
The earliest auction listing we have for Charles Bannon is in 1973 and in total 82 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 52 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,050 for Strangers in a Red Landscape sold by Elder Fine Art in March 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Charles Bannon are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Charles Bannon 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 240
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 34
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 283
- 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…
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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