Walter Lacy Jardine Australia, United States, 1884-1970
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About Walter Lacy Jardine
Born in Sydney in 1884, Walter Jardine was best known as a black and white illustrator leaving school at the age of 12 for an apprenticeship at a newspaper. He also studied design, colour and drawing at J. S. Watkins's commercial-art classes. He became a newspaper illustrator and then later started his own graphic art business. He moved to America in 1923 and created ads for many well known American companies. He returned to Sydney in 1928 and working freelance, he was able attract many good clients. During the 1950s and 1960s he taught by correspondence for the Art Training Institute, Melbourne, and continued working into his 80s.
In our database, 38 works by Walter Jardine are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1974, of which 31 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,441 for Travel / Air Land Sea / Book Through Burns, Philp & Co Ltd. Circa 1930 sold by Swann Auction Galleries in October 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Walter Jardine are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Walter Lacy Jardine 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 550
- 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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