Alan Moore Australia, 1914-2015
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About Alan Moore
Born in Melbourne on 1 August 1914, Alan Moore studied at the National Gallery Art School in Melbourne and in Sydney under J S Watkins. A teacher of painting at Swinburne College, Moore served as an official war artist during World War II and is known for his images of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. After the war he spent some years in Europe and later returned to Melbourne, where he taught painting at Swinburne Technical College from around?1963. He won several provincial awards and his work is represented in the Victorian state gallery. He died on 24 September 2015.
We have records of art auction sales by Alan Moore from 1973 and in total 12 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,840 for The Artist, Montmartre Paris 1949 sold by Leonard Joel in February 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2011. Works by Alan Moore are held by the Australian War Memorial and National Gallery of Victoria.
Alan Moore 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 696
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 482
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 345
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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