Works in the database
28
Works with images
18
Works with multiple sales
1

Past Sales

Crocodiles 1988
Crocodiles, 1988
Resting Kangaroo

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 14 works for
$9,105
Objects
Sold 3 works for
$1,496
Works on Paper
Sold 3 works for
$541

Where to buy or sell art works by William E.(Bill) Yaxley

Auction Houses

Christies
Sold 5 works for
$4,106
Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 5 works for
$3,259
Lawsons
Sold 2 works for
$980

Born in Melbourne in 1943, Bill Yaxley was an itinerant worker in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America, and did not start painting until his mid-30s. He moved to an orchard in Queensland where he continued painting, holding the first of many solo shows in Rockhampton in 1969.

Our database records art auction sales of works by Bill Yaxley from 1994 and in total 28 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 20 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,840 for Carnarvon Gorge sold by Christies in March 1996. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020. Works by Bill Yaxley are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and Auckland Art Gallery.

William E.(Bill) Yaxley 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 747
  • The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
  • 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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