Richard Hayley Lever United States, Australia, 1876-1958
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About Richard Hayley Lever
Born in Bowden, South Australia in 1876, and after leaving school Lever studied under James Ashton at his Norwood art school. He was a charter member of the Adelaide Easel Club in 1892. He travelled to England in 1899 and studied and worked there and in France. In 1912 he went to live in New York where he became a successful marine painter, later moving to Massachusetts. From 1919 to 1931, Lever taught art classes at the Art Students League of New York. He travelled and painted in the Eastern United States but in his later life his career as a marine artist was halted by arthritis. He died in New York 1958.
The earliest auction listing we have for Richard Lever is in 1972 and in total 191 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 137 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,200 for Fishing Village sold by Sotheby's in August 1995. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Richard Lever are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Richard Hayley Lever 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 610
- 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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