John Andrew Gardner Australia, 1906-87
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About John A Gardner
Born in Camperdown, Victoria in 1906, Gardner studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, and on completion, in company with Rex Battarbee he travelled extensively through central and eastern Australia. Originally a commercial artist, he left a successful career to take up painting full time. Primarily a painter in oils of bush landscapes and Aboriginal life, he first exhibited in Melbourne in 1929 at the Athenaeum Gallery and continued exhibiting there until 1971.
Our database records art auction sales of works by John Gardner from 1975 and in total 334 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 208 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,800 for The Gorge, Glen Helen, Finke River, Central Australia sold by Sotheby's in November 1992. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by John Gardner are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
John A Gardner 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 451
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 240
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 312
- 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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