Peter Kingston Australia, 1943-2022
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About Peter Kingston
A New South Wales artist, Peter Kingston was born in 1943. A painter, printmaker, cartoonist and moviemaker, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales in 1965 and tutored in architecture at the University of Sydney. For some years he worked as a cartoonist with 'Oz' and 'Tharunka'. He has held over 35 solo exhibitions since 1978 in Sydney and New York. A survey exhibition of his work titled ‘Habourlights’ was toured by the Manly Regional Gallery in 2004.
In our database, 263 works by Peter Kingston are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1991, of which 206 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $33,136 for Tug sold by Menzies in September 2014. This year 10 works have been offered for sale. Works by Peter Kingston are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Peter Kingston 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 578
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 374
- 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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