George Haynes Australia, 1938-.
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About George Haynes
Born in East Africa in 1938, George Haynes was sent to school in England. He studied at the Chelsea School of Art in London from 1958 and arrived in Australia in 1962, holding a solo exhibition in Perth in the same year. In 1963 he won the “Perth Prize” awarded by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and exhibited in “Paintings From the West: 14 West Australian Painters” at the Museum of Modern Art and Design in Melbourne. He exhibited annually in Perth from 1963 to 1975 taught at secondary and tertiaty level in Perth from 1964 to 1985.
The earliest auction listing we have for George Haynes is in 1988 and in total 279 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 233 (84%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $73,636 for Figure Study sold by Deutscher and Hackett in February 2022. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by George Haynes are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
George Haynes 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 507
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 298
- 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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