David G. Rankin Britain, Australia, 1946-.
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About David Rankin
Born in Plymouth, England in 1946, Rankin arrived in Australia with his family in 1949. He initially trained as a teacher, and began to paint soon after graduating. As self-taught artist and printmaker he held his first solo show in Sydney in 1968. In the 1970s he founded the publishing house Port Jackson Press, specialising in fine art prints. He won the Wynne Prize in 1983 as well as the Fremantle Print Award. iIn 1985, His work was included in Four Australian Artists in London and was awarded a major UNESCO commission in 1987. In 1989, he left Australia to live in New York.
David Rankin is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1980 of 1,071, of which 723 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $23,500 for Ridge-Mungo sold by Christies in August 2003. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by David Rankin are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Geelong Gallery and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
David Rankin 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 812
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 567
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 357
- 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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