Hayward Veal Australia, 1913-68
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About Hayward Veal
Born in Eaglemont, Victoria in 1913, Hayward Veal began classes at the age of 17 in Melbourne under with Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Colquhuons and later Max Meldrum. A painter of landscapes and portraits, he held his first exhibition in Melbourne in 1937 and then moved to Sydney where he established his own art school and worked as an art critic on ABC radio and for a daily newspaper. He was made a Fellow of Royal Art Society of New South Wales in 1940 and in 1951 travelled to the UK, where he lived for the next 17 years. Hayward Veall held his first London exhibition in 1952 and this was followed by further London exhibitions. He also exhibited several times in New York, and in Rome. He died in 1968, the year he returned to Sydney with an exhibition.
In our database, 362 works by Hayward Veal are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1971, of which 257 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,925 for London sold by GFL Fine Art in December 2009. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Hayward Veal are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Hayward Veal 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 983
- 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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