Valentine (Val) Delawarr Australia, 1852-1918
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About Val Delawarr
Believed to be of Dutch extraction and resident of Sydney from 1890 - 1896. Delawarr was in Perth between 1898 and 1899 and was a member of the West Australian Societey of Arts in 1898. A prolific landscape artist, Val Delawarr is known to have painted in New South Wales, Western Australia, and Tasmania. His works were featured in an important art exhibition, "The Colonial Eye" at Art Gallery of Western Australia in 1979.
Val Delawarr is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1971 of 433, of which 312 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $20,000 for View on the South Esk River, Tasmania sold by Du Plessis Galleries in July 2000. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Val Delawarr are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Val Delawarr 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 374
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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