Idris Murphy Australia, Britain, France, 1949-.
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About Idris Murphy
Born in Sydney in 1949, Idris Murphy studied in at the National Art School in Sydney in 1971 and Winchester School of the Art in Southampton, England from 1975 to 1979. A painter, printmaker and teacher, he held his first solo exhibition in Sydney in 1972 and since then has exhibited extensively, predominately in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Works by Idris Murphy have been included in the Sulman and Wynne prizes and he was Artist in Residence at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1983. In 1982, Murphy was a lecturer at the University of Wollongong, NSW and in 1997 he became the Head of Drawing at the National Art School, Sydney.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Idris Murphy from 1986 and in total 99 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 67 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $17,182 for Falling Light Outgoing Tide sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in September 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 Idris Murphy are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Australia.
Idris Murphy 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 709
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 493
- 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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