Florence Shirlow Australia, 1903-87
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About Florence Shirlow
Born in Melbourne in 1903, Florence Shirlow was the daughter of artist John Shirlow (1869 - 1936). She studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne from from 1925-32 and and later at the George Bell School Melbourne from c1938 - 39. She exhibited her work with the Contemporary Art Society in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Her work was shown in Classical Modernism: The Gerge Bell Circle at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1992.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Florence Shirlow from 1980 and in total 39 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 23 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,436 for Hong Kong Peasants 1968 sold by Leonard Joel in September 2023. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Florence Shirlow are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Florence Shirlow 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 881
- 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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