Works in the database
215
Works with images
46
Works with multiple sales
10

Past Sales

The Gough Whitlam Loyalty Plaque 1975
Nude
'Alexandre Solzhenitsyn,' 1974

Sales by Medium

Objects
Sold 45 works for
$61,137
Works on Paper
Sold 61 works for
$16,768
Paintings
Sold 16 works for
$7,863

Where to buy or sell art works by Drago Cherina

Auction Houses

Goodmans Auctioneers
Sold 114 works for
$68,062
Menzies
Sold 1 works for
$8,591
Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 1 works for
$5,400

Born in Croatia in 1949, prior to his arrival in Australia in 1971 Drago Cherina studied in Europe and England, where he was a protégé of sculptor Henry Moore. As well a sculptor, he is a printmaker and tapestry designer. He received a number of important public commisions while living in Australia before moving pemanently to Taiwan.

The total number of works by Drago Cherina offered for sale by auction since 1999 is 215, of which 143 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,430 for Marina sold by Goodmans Auctioneers in March 1999. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.

Drago Cherina 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 117

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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