Earle I. Backen Australia, Britain, France, 1927-05
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About Earle Backen
Born in Albury, New South Wales in 1927, Earle Backen studied at the Julian Ashton School in Sydney, and, after winning the New South Wales government travelling scholarship, in London and Paris. Backen returned to Australia in 1959, and was awarded the first prize in the National Graphic Arts exhibition in Sydney in 1960.
The total number of works by Earle Backen offered for sale by auction since 1974 is 100, of which 68 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,560 for Still Life with Bag & Scarf sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in November 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Earle Backen are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Earle Backen 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 230
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 24
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 282
- 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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