Peter F. Rushforth Australia, 1920-2015
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About Peter Rushforth
Potter Peter Rushforth was born in 1920, at Manly, NSW. Following World War II he studied ceramics at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1951 he was appointed to the staff of the National Art School, Sydney, and became Senior Lecturer in Ceramics there. He assisted in establishing a number of ceramics courses in institutions throughout NSW. In 1963 he worked in Japan. In 1965 he was awarded a Churchill Scholarship. His first studio was in Sydney but in 1980 he moved to Shipley in the Blue Mountains. During the period 1952-76 he held eight solo exhibitions at David Jones Gallery and Macquarie Galleries, Sydney; in 1972 and '77 he exhibited at The Craft Centre, South Yarra, Victoria; and in 1978 at Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane. In 1985 a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the National Gallery of Victoria.
The earliest auction listing we have for Peter Rushforth is in 1993 and in total 35 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 27 (77%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,320 for Blossom Vase sold by Davidson Auctions in December 2017. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020. Works by Peter Rushforth are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Peter Rushforth 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 848
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 593
- 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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