Reginald (Rah) Cecil Graham Fizelle Australia, 1891-1964
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About Rah Fizelle
A leading supporter of avant-garde painting in Sydney, Rah Fizelle was born in New South Wales and studied at Julian Ashton's in Sydney from 1921 to 1926 and the Westminster Art School, London in 1927. He was a teacher at secondary level before and after World War I, during which he served with the AIF. After 3 years in London from 1927 he returned to Sydney, and started his own art school, teaching Abstract art in 1934. From the early 1930s he exhibited in London and Sydney.
In our database, 307 works by Rah Fizelle are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1971, of which 206 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $108,000 for Woman in Pink Blouse (1939) sold by Sotheby's in August 2011. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Rah Fizelle are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Rah Fizelle 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 426
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 309
- 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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