Arthur Evan Read Australia, 1911-78
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About Arthur Evan Read
Born in Victoria in 1911, Read studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He worked his way to Queensland via Sydney, taking a variety of jobs. He became a leading Queensland artist and had several successful exhibitions.
In our database, 33 works by Arthur Read are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1972, of which 28 (85%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,880 for Landscape with Canefields sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in June 2009. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Arthur Read are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Arthur Evan Read 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 815
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 569
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 358
- 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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