Arthur Jose De Souza Loureiro Europe, Australia, 1853-1932
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About Arthur Jose De Souza Loureiro
Born in Portugal in 1853, Loureiro was a world-renowned artist.who studied at the Royal Academy in Lisbon, also in Rome and Paris, and exhibited for three years at the Old Salon before arriving in Melbourne in 1884, where he began to teach and paint. He was awarded the Prix de Rome by the Royal Academy, Lisbon. With Roberts, Streeton, Conder, Mather, Catani, etc.,he formed the Australian Artists Association. He taught art in Melbourne, and after a long period in Australia he returned to Portugal where he died in 1932. Loureiro's work is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria.
In our database, 48 works by Arthur Loureiro are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1969, of which 25 (52%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $46,000 for Two Friends sold by Christies in April 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 Arthur Loureiro are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Arthur Jose De Souza Loureiro 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 627
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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