John Roach was born in 1894 and created a large of work, depicting Victorian landscape scenes in watercolour between 1924 and 1966. Little is known of his personal life or artistic career. He died in Melbourne on 13 May 1973, and his ashes are interred at Altona Memorial Park.
We have records of art auction sales by John Roach from 1975 and in total 109 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 84 (77%) were sold. This year one work has been offered for sale.
John William Roach is listed in the following standard biographical references:
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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