Roy Jackson Australia, 1944-2013
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About Roy Jackson
Born in London in 1944, migrated to Australia with his family in 1959 and studied at the East Sydney Technical College in 1960 and 1961 prior to returning to London to study at the Sutton School of Art and the Wimbledon College of Art from 1961 to 1965. An abstract artist, he first exhibited at the Contemporary Art Society in Sydney between 1965 and 1972. Since then he has exhibited in over 25 solo exhibitions and numerous group shows. Roy Jackson died in Wedderburn, NSW in 2013 and a touring exhibition Roy Jackson - Retrospective 1963–2013 , opened at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra in 2013.
We have records of art auction sales by Roy Jackson from 1990 and in total 29 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 21 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $20,400 for Sarsens Stones sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in November 2017. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Roy Jackson are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Roy Jackson 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 548
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 340
- 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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