Arthur James Murch Australia, 1902-89
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About Arthur Murch
Arthur James Murch, painter, sculptor and official war artist during World War II, was born in Croydon, NSW, in 1902. He was apprenticed to a firm of engineers he became an engineering draughtsman but abandoned engineering in 1924 and at the Royal Art Society School under Datillo Rubbo and James R. Jackson, 1921-25 and at East Sydney Technical College under Rayner Hoff, 1923-25; London, Chelsea Polytechnic; Rome, under Prof. Sciotino, 1925-27. Murch returned to Australia in 1927 and became well known as a sculptor-assistant to George Lambert during 1928 to 1930.
Arthur Murch is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1971 of 981, of which 637 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,800 for Mother and Child with Goat sold by Christies in June 1989. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Arthur Murch are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Arthur Murch 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 706
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 346
- 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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