Margaret Sinclair Australia, 1918-2000
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About Margaret Sinclair
Sculptor Margaret Sinclair was born in Adelaide in 1918 and studied at the South Australian School of Art in the late 1930s, and again in 1957 to 1964. She worked and studied in the UK and Europe in the 1940s and again in the early 1970s. She was a member of the of the Contemporary Art Society in Adelaide from 1960 to 1970 and Royal South Australian Society of the Arts from 1959 to 1965 and held numerous solo exhibitions in Adelaide. In 1966 she was awarded a Churchill Memorial Scholarship allowing her to study and work at the famous Battaglia artists foundry in Milan, Italy.. She taught art and craft in technical high schools in the early 1960s, and sculpture at summer schools for the adult education board and Perth University in WA..
Our database lists 6 works offered for sale at auction by this artist, of which 4 were sold.
Margaret Sinclair 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 886
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 625
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 411
- 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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