Arthur Phillips Britain, Australia, 1938-.

Works in the database
41
Works with images
30
Works with multiple sales
1
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Past Sales

Corner of Margaret and Gover Street, North Adelaide
Imprisoned within Itself
Coorong
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Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 24 works for
$19,888
Works on Paper
Sold 7 works for
$1,454
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Where to buy or sell art works by Arthur Phillips

Auction Houses

Elder Fine Art
Sold 8 works for
$10,730
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Sold 8 works for
$3,535
Davidson Auctions
Sold 5 works for
$1,812
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About Arthur Phillips

Born in England in 1938, Arthur Phillips arrived in Australia in 1949. He studied at the Tasmanian School of Arts and is a fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Artists. Known for his abstract and surrealist work painted in oil, acrylic and watercolour, he has exhibited throughout Australia and has won several provincial awards.

The total number of works by Arthur Phillips offered for sale by auction since 1975 is 41, of which 31 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,176 for Trigg Point, Near Mannum sold by Elder Fine Art in June 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.

Arthur Phillips 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 545
  • Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 354
  • 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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