John Carey Downton Australia, 1939-.
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About John Carey Downton
Born in Sydney in 1939, landscape painter John Downton studied at the Royal Art Society of NSW and worked and painted with Leonard Long. He has exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne and provincial centres since 1974, and has studied and worked in the USA, China and the Phillipines. Johne Downton is a member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Art Society of NSW. He was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to visual arts as a landscape and maritime artist and for services to the community in 2017.
The earliest auction listing we have for John Downton is in 1982 and in total 209 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 154 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $16,730 for View from the Bridge, International Naval Review Day sold by Christies in November 2004. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
John Carey Downton is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 183
- 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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