William Henry (Will) Eager Australia, 1909-?
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About Will Eager
Born in Hawthorn, Victoria in 1909, Eager studied art at Swinburne Technical College Art School, and the National Gallery Art School in Melbourne. He was a traditional painter in oils and pastel, and is a printmaker. He exhibited in Melbourne and won a number of awards, including the 1968 Sir Arthur Streeton Award and was a finalist in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize in 1944.
The total number of works by Will Eager offered for sale by auction since 1975 is 34, of which 25 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,210 for Afternoon Shadows, Warrandyte sold by Christies in September 1991. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Will Eager are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Will Eager 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 194
- 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…
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