James Davis Australia, 1940-2019
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About James Davis
Surrealist painter James Davis was born in Sydney, and studied at The National Art School and Julian Ashton’s School of Fine Art. He spent much of the 1960s in Europe, painting in Germany from 1964 to 1968. In the 1970s he gave up painting and worked in publishing as an art director. He returned to painting in the mid 1980s and in 1993 returned to Europe for three years, living and working in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Belgium. On his return to Australia he continued his painting career.
The earliest auction listing we have for James Davis is in 2005 and in total 41 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 30 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,600 for Autumn in the Edinburgh Gardens I 2007 sold by Leonard Joel in March 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by James Davis are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and Queensland Art Gallery.
James Davis 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 369
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 164
- 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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