Charles Henry Lancaster Australia, 1886-1959
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About Charles Lancaster
Born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1886, Lancaster studied Drawing at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He is known both as a painter in oils and as an art administrator. His work was included in the Empire Exhibition held in Scotland in 1938. He later went to live in Queensland, and was for some time a member of the Queensland Art Society and for five years its President. He was also a Trustee of the Art Gallery of Queensland until 1959. Charles Lancaster died in 1960.
The earliest auction listing we have for Charles Lancaster is in 1973 and in total 37 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,062 for 'Late Afternoon, Little Burleigh [Queensland],' 1937? sold by Davidson Auctions in September 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2017. Works by Charles Lancaster are held by the Queensland Art Gallery.
Charles Lancaster 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 593
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 332
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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