Stephen Bush Australia, 1958-.
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About Stephen Bush
Born in Colac, Victoria in 1958, Stephen Bush studied in at RMIT in Melbourne and on a study tour to the USA. He has exhibited his work in Melbourne and Sydney since 1984, and has also exhibited in Los Angeles, New York and Berlin. Bush has received a number of awards, including the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize at Bendigo Art Gallery in 2007, and is multiple recipient of the Australia Council overseas residencies including Paris (1993), New York (2012), and London (2016).
We have records of art auction sales by Stephen Bush from 1993 and in total 80 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 53 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $52,800 for The Lure of Paris #18 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 2011. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Stephen Bush are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Stephen Bush 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 300
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 98
- 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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