Peter Glass Australia, 1917-97
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About Peter Glass
Born in Melbourne in 1917, Peter Glass studied at the Swinburne Technical College and under Max Meldrum and in London and Paris from 1951 to 1955 and his work was included in an exhibition at the paris Salon in 1953. He is a landscape and floral artist working in oils and has exhibited in Melbourne and Brisbane and with the Victorian Artists Society. He has won prizes in a number of suburban and provincial art shows.
The earliest auction listing we have for Peter Glass is in 1969 and in total 66 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 45 (68%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018. Works by Peter Glass are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Peter Glass 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 463
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 252
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 315
- 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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