Herbert McClintock Australia, 1906-85
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About Herbert McClintock
Born in Subiaco, Western Australia in 1906, Herbert McClintock is a nephew of Alexander McClintock. The family moved to Melbourne and he studied art at night classes at the National Gallery of Victoria. In 1930 he joined the Communist Party of Australia and began drawing political cartoons for left-wing newspapers, and the same year in Melbourne, exhibited in his first joint exhibition. He moved to Sydney in 1940 and was appointed an official war artist, and was a founding member of the Studio of Realist Artists in Sydney. A retrospective exhibition of his work was held in Melbourne in 1980. Under the pseudonym of Max Ebert he painted in a surrealistic style, later turning to social realism.
In our database, 70 works by Herbert McClintock are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1969, of which 42 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,250 for Woman Weeping in Ravaged Landscape sold by Davidson Auctions in June 2007. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Herbert McClintock are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Herbert McClintock 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 634
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 337
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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