John Vickery Australia, United States, 1906-83
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About John Vickery
Born in Bunyip, Victoria in 1906, John Vickery studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. A painter, illustrator and advertising artist, he exhibited briefly in Melbourne. In 1936 he moved to New York where he became a successful illustrator and painter, being the only Australian artist to be part of the New York School, friendly with Guston, de Kooning, Pollock and Joan Mitchell during the 1950s.
The total number of works by John Vickery offered for sale by auction since 1978 is 20, of which 13 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,151 for Tasmania / Australia. 1933 sold by Swann Auction Galleries in October 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by John Vickery are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
John Vickery 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 984
- 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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