Eric Prentice Anchor Thake Australia, 1904-82
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About Eric Thake
Born in Victoria in 1904, Thake studied in Melbourne. One of the earliest Australian painters to work in a surrealist manner, he worked for many years as a commercial illustrator. He first exhibited a selection of paintings and linocuts in 1927. During World War II he was an official war artist with the Royal Australian Air Force. He later worked in the fields of industrial design and illustration and produced a small number of paintings.
Eric Thake is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 621, of which 507 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $228,000 for Brownout sold by Deutscher and Hackett in August 2011. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Eric Thake are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further nine major public national galleries (see list below).
Eric Thake 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 945
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 372
- 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…
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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