Michael Le Grand Australia, 1951-.
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About Michael Le Grand
Sculptor Michael Le Grand was born in Sydney in 1951 and after schooling furthered his lifelong love of sculpture enrolled in a by enrolling in Diploma of Art at the Victoria College of Arts in 1972. He was awarded the Visual Arts Board Travel Grant by the Australia Council in 1975 and visited London where he attended the St Martin’s School of Art, London, studying for the Certificate of Advanced Studies from 1976 to 1977. On returning to Australia he was awarded an Australian National University Creative Arts Fellowship and later taught at the University from 1980 until he retired in 2007 as Head of Sculpture tp pursue his practice in sculpture full time.. He is currently Emeritus Fellow of the University. Working with painted steel his first solo exhibition was in Canberra in 1980, and since then he has exhibited in Sydney as well as participating in numerous group shows. He has exhibited at the Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi since 1997 and was the winner of first major award in that year. Other shows include the Mildura Sculpture Triennale, the Australian Sculpture Triennale and the McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award.
The total number of works by Michael Le Grand offered for sale by auction since 2015 is 9, of which 6 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,776 for Messalina 2000 sold by Leonard Joel in December 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Michael Le Grand is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 402
- 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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