Graeme Townsend Australia, 1954-.
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About Graeme Townsend
Born in Sydney in 1954, Graeme Townsend studied at the Julian Ashton School, and the Alexander Mackie School, Sydney, and overseas. A modernist style artist he has exhibited in Sydney, with his first solo exhibition in 1973, and since then almost annually in the eastern states of Australia. Since 1979, Graeme Townsend has undertaken painting and photographic expeditions to Borneo, Africa, Asia, America and outback Australia. In 1981 he was commissioned to paint a series of murals for the Royal Exchange Building in Sydney. And in 1991 he was a lecturer in acrylic painting at the Julian Ashton school.
The total number of works by Graeme Townsend offered for sale by auction since 1984 is 312, of which 185 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $16,200 for Botanical Gardens sold by Sotheby's in May 2003. This year 4 works have been offered for sale.
Graeme Townsend is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 680
- 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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