Works in the database
12
Works with images
8
Works with multiple sales
2

Past Sales

Portrait 1979
Portrait 1979
Portrait 1979

Sales by Medium

Objects
Sold 5 works for
$4,901
Works on Paper
Sold 2 works for
$89

Where to buy or sell art works by Phillip Cannizzo

Auction Houses

Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies)
Sold 1 works for
$2,400
Leonard Joel
Sold 3 works for
$1,250
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd
Sold 1 works for
$1,016

Born in Sicily in 1945, Phillip Cannizzo arrived in Australia in 1956. A painter, sculptor and teacher, he studied at Prahran Technical college and RMIT Melbourne. He has exhibited widely and has executed mural and sculptural works in several buildings.

Our database records art auction sales of works by Phillip Cannizzo from 1988 and in total 12 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 7 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,400 for Double Portrait 1984 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in February 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Phillip Cannizzo are held by the National Gallery of Australia.

Phillip Cannizzo 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 309
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 106
  • 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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