Gareth Laurence Sansom Australia, 1939-.
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About Gareth Sansom
Born in Victoria in 1939, Gareth Sansom studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1959 to 1964 and had his first solo exhibition in 1959 in Melbourne, followed by almost annual exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Sansom has worked as a teacher and lecturer at Toorak Teachers College and Ballarat Teachers College in Victoria. Sansom was appointed Head of Painting at the Victorian College of the Arts from 1977–1985, and Dean School of Art at the Victorian College of the Arts from 1986–1991. He was artist-in-residence at the University of Melbourne in 1985. He is best known for his large collage paintings which are rarely seen outside Melbourne.
In our database, 125 works by Gareth Sansom are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1974, of which 75 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $48,800 for Fantasy Island sold by Mossgreen Auctions in October 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Gareth Sansom are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further 11 major public national galleries (see list below).
Gareth Sansom 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 856
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 599
- 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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