Florent Vincent Emile Lucien Dechaineux Belgium, Australia, 1869-1957
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About Florent Vincent Emile Lucien Dechaineux
Born in Belgium in 1869, Dechaineux arrived in Sydney in 1884. He attended East Sydney Technical College and later was a lecturer there, after taking lessons from Julian Ashton at the Art Society of New South Wales, he later moved to Tasmania where he was founding principal at the Hobart Technical College from 1907 to 1939, while also teaching art there. Until his retirement in 1939. Dechaineux was known as the father of technical education in Tasmania.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Florent Dechaineux from 1977 and in total 11 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,748 for Adamson's Peak from Raminea sold by Gowans Auctions in November 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
Florent Vincent Emile Lucien Dechaineux 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 372
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 302
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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