Edgar Bertram Mackennal Australia, Britain, 1863-1931
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About Bertram Mackennal
Born in Melbourne in 1862, MacKennal studied with his father, J.S. MacKennal and at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He travelled to England in 1882 studying at the Royal Academy School, London and in Paris, spending five years in the latter city and coming under the influence of French Symbolism and Romanticism. He spent the rest of his working life in London, although he did return to Australia from 1889 to 1892, having won the competition for the decoration of Government House in Victoria. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1886. Prior to his return to Australia he had became head of the Art Department of Coalport Potteries in England. He executed commissions for the relief carvings in the Victorian Houses of Parliament and for the design of coins. He was knighted in 1921 in recognition of his equestrian portrait of King Edward VII. MacKennal spent much of his later life in England.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Edgar Mackennal from 1967 and in total 179 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 129 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $515,455 for Circe, C.1902 – 04 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 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 Edgar Mackennal are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Victoria and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Bertram Mackennal 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 648
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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