Gareth Jones-Roberts Australia, 1935-2013
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About Gareth Jones-Roberts
Born in Wales, United Kigdom, Jones-Roberts arrived in Australia in 1949. He attended Haileybury College and Melbourne University but is not known to have had any formal art training. He is a representational painter in oil, acrylic and watercolour and held his first solo show in 1959, followed by numerous shows in Victoria and New South Wales, including Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney, Australian Galleries, Melbourne and La Trobe University Gallery. He was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 1971.
We have records of art auction sales by Gareth Jones-Roberts from 1969 and in total 266 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 161 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,220 for 'Heron at the Forest Edge' sold by Barsby Auctions in March 2015. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Gareth Jones-Roberts are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and Queensland Art Gallery.
Gareth Jones-Roberts 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 560
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 356
- 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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