John Brackenreg Australia, 1905-86
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About John Brackenreg
Born in Perth in 1905, John Brackenreg studied at the Julian Ashton School in Sydney. A painter, director of Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, and publisher of 'Australian Artist Editions' Brackenreg was also active in a number of art societies in Sydney and Perth. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London. In 1970 he was awarded the OBE for his services to art.
In our database, 16 works by John Brackenreg are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1991, of which 13 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $22,000 for Perth as Seen from Kings Park sold by GFL Fine Art in May 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by John Brackenreg are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
John Brackenreg 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 278
- 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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