Norman MacGeorge Australia, 1872-1952
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About Norman MacGeorge
Born in Adelaide in 1872, Norman MacGeorge studied at Adelaide's School of Design and then at the Melbourne's National Gallery Art School. Later he studied in Britain and Europe. He lectured at Melbourne University Extension classes and was also a critic for the Melbourne 'Herald' newspaper. MacGeorge adopted a strongly avant-garde attitude and vigorously opposed Sir Robert Menzies' proposal for the establishment of an Australian Academy of the Arts. On the death of his wife, their home in Ivanhoe, Victoria was bequeathed to the University of Melbourne, along with the contents of his studio. The collection includes over 270 watercolours, oil paintings and sketches by the artist, which comprehensively represent his career, from his student days at the National Gallery School in the 1890s through to his years of maturity painting along the Yarra River and the beachfront at Mentone.
The earliest auction listing we have for Norman MacGeorge is in 1969 and in total 56 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 44 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,776 for Sand Dunes and Seascape sold by Leonard Joel in April 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020. Works by Norman MacGeorge are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art, National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Norman MacGeorge 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 644
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 339
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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