Kevin Stead Australia, Working 1980s-2020s
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About Kevin Stead
Kevin Stead is a wildlife artist, also based in Adelaide, South Australia. He has worked as an illustrator for more than 30 years, painting in watercolour, in gouache on paper and acrylic on canvas. As well as being a frequent contributor to Australian Geographic magazine, Kevin has illustrated several stamp issues for Australia Post, including Endangered Birds (1998), Australian Parrots (2005) and the $1 Superb Lyrebird and $1.10 Laughing Kookaburra stamps from the 2005 Bush Wildlife stamp issue. Most recently, Kevin illustrated two Finches of Australia stamp issues, both released in 2018.Species at Risk (2009) and Australian Poultry (2013). As well, he has won awards at a number of provincial South Australian art shows.
The earliest auction listing we have for Kevin Stead is in 2012 and in total 6 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 6 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,358 for Green Tree Frog sold by Elder Fine Art in March 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
Kevin Stead is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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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