Works in the database
26
Works with images
14
Works with multiple sales
4

Past Sales

Lake Bed with Mulga Tree
The Hammerhead Crane, Garden Island, 2014
Pine Trees, Richmond, Tasmania 2006

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 3 works for
$3,113
Works on Paper
Sold 8 works for
$2,657
Prints & Graphics
Sold 3 works for
$194

Where to buy or sell art works by Jefferson (Jeff) Rigby

Auction Houses

Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 1 works for
$2,640
Sotheby's
Sold 1 works for
$805
Deutscher~Menzies
Sold 1 works for
$720

Born in Sydney in 1948, Jeff Rigby studied extensively in Sydney. A realist painter in acrylic, gouache, coloured pencil and charcoal. He has held solo shows since 1975 in Sydney, and has also exhibited in travelling shows, and in most capital cities.

The total number of works by Jeff Rigby offered for sale by auction since 1988 is 26, of which 14 (54%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,640 for The Hammerhead Crane, Garden Island sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in March 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Jeff Rigby are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.

Jefferson (Jeff) Rigby 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 826
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 576

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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