Dusan Tomas Marek Australia, 1926-93
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About Dusan Marek
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1926, Marek studied at the Prague Academy, arriving in Australia as a refugee in 1948. He settled in Adelaide after a brief period in New South Wales. In Adelaide he painted and produced numerous films. He moved to Hobart in 1973 where he was appointed lecturer in painting and film making at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. Marek won several prizes for both art and film making.
The earliest auction listing we have for Dusan Marek is in 1984 and in total 48 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 34 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,280 for Carnival Metropolis sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in November 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Dusan Marek are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Dusan Marek 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 661
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 450
- 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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