John Aland Australia, 1937-2005
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About John Aland
Born in Brisbane in 1937, Aland studied painting under Jon Molvig. After several years as a teacher, he moved to Sydney in 1968, and from 1976 taught at the Union, University of New South Wales.
In our database, 67 works by John Aland are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1974, of which 37 (55%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,820 for Frozen Moment, Artist Studio sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in March 2002. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by John Aland are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Australia.
John Aland 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 204
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 6
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 277
- 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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