John Nixon Australia, 1949-2020
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About John Nixon
Born in 1949 John Nixon studied at Preston Institute of Technology and the National Gallery of Victoria School. An abstract artist and leading exponent of radical modernism, After his first solo exhibition in 1973, he has exhibited widely in solo and group shows. John Nixon was awarded an Australia Council Fellowship Award in 2001 won the Clemenger Contemporary Art Award, Melbourne in 1999. He represented Australia at Documenta 7, Kassel, Germany in 1982. As well as being represented in Australian collections his work is held in public collections in Denmark, France, Germany, Korea, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, and the United States.
Our database records art auction sales of works by John Nixon from 1989 and in total 92 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 64 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,931 for Untitled sold by Deutscher~Menzies in November 2002. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by John Nixon are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further 11 major public national galleries (see list below).
John Nixon 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 730
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 506
- 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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