Godfrey Clive Miller New Zealand, Australia, 1893-1964
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About Godfrey Miller
Born in New Zealand in 1893, Miller trained as an architect, but his career was interrupted by World War I, when he served with the New Zealand forces and was taken prisoner by the Turks. He first studied art at the Slade School, London in 1929 before coming to Australia. His works, distinctive in style, owe something to the abstract and cubist movements of the time, as well as to his architectural training. Miller spent his last fourteen years as a teacher of drawing at the East Sydney Technical College. His works are represented in all major collections and in the Tate Gallery.
Godfrey Miller is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 556, of which 374 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $466,364 for Trees in Quarry, C.1952 – 56 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in July 2022. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Godfrey Miller are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further ten major public national galleries (see list below).
Godfrey Miller 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 682
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 343
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 108
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 172
- 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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