Ian Hugh McKay Australia, 1936-2007
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About Ian Hugh McKay
Born in South Australia in 1936 Ian McKay studied at East Sydney Technical College. In the early 1960s McKay visited Spain, Greece and the U.K, and taught for a semester at St. Martin’s School of Art, London. On his return to Australia, he worked part time as a teacher at National Art School (NAS) in Sydney from 1966 to 1974) while working on exhibitions and commissions. He had his first one man show in Sydney in 1966 and exhibited regularly in Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s. The Art Gallery of NSW held a survey exhibition of McKay’s works in 1984.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Ian McKay from 1992 and in total 7 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 6 (86%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $26,400 for Covers sold by Deutscher~Menzies in September 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Ian McKay are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Victoria.
Ian Hugh McKay is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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