Works in the database
17
Works with images
9
Works with multiple sales
2

Past Sales

Puppeteer III 1958
'The Unicorn (untitled)'
'Unicorn with Figure on Horseback'

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 6 works for
$2,640
Prints & Graphics
Sold 3 works for
$515
Works on Paper
Sold 0 works for
$0

Where to buy or sell art works by Pamela MacFarlane

Auction Houses

Christies
Sold 2 works for
$1,370
Leonard Joel
Sold 4 works for
$1,270
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Sold 1 works for
$230

Born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1926, Pamela MacFarlane studied zoology at Otago University and art in Dunedin, Brisbane and New York. She has exhibited her paintings since 1954 in Dunedin and most eastern Australian capitals.

The total number of works by Pamela MacFarlane offered for sale by auction since 1977 is 17, of which 9 (53%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Pamela MacFarlane are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).

Pamela MacFarlane 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 643
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 430
  • Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 282
  • The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.

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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