Rex Bramleigh Australia, 1923-2014
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About Rex Bramleigh
Born in Melbourne in 1923, Rex Bramleigh studied art at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, and later at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He joined the RAAF in 1941 and served in Papua/New Guinea. After the war Bramleigh opened a School of Painting and Drawing in South Melbourne. He was runner-up for the Archibald Prize in 1965 and works of his hang in the Long Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In our database, 44 works by Rex Bramleigh are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1982, of which 31 (70%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Rex Bramleigh are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Rex Bramleigh is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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