Alan Albert Martin Australia, 1923-89
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About Alan Martin
Born in Melbourne in 1923, Alan Martin studied under Max Meldrum, at the National Gallery School and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He later established his own art school with lessons held in Eltham and Kew. A painter in oils, he favours landscapes,still life and portraits and was a finalist in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize in 1959. He has won several prizes in provincial art shows.
The total number of works by Alan Martin offered for sale by auction since 1979 is 37, of which 18 (49%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Alan Martin are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Alan Martin 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 664
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 454
- 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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