Mary McCartney MacQueen Australia, 1912-94
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About Mary MacQueen
Born in Melbourne in 1912, Mary MacQueen studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and at the George Bell School. A watercolourist and print maker, she held her first exhibition in 1945 at Kozminsky Gallery in Melbourne and exhibited regularly around Melbourne, in the United States and Japan. She was the winner of numerous awards from the 1950s to the 1980s.
The total number of works by Mary MacQueen offered for sale by auction since 1975 is 195, of which 127 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,410 for Running Chooks at Whyalla sold by Christies in August 2001. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Mary MacQueen are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further nine major public national galleries (see list below).
Mary MacQueen 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 655
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 441
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 290
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 340
- 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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