Margarita Anna Stipnieks Europe, Australia, 1910-2010
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About Margarita Anna Stipnieks
Born in Latvia in 1910, Margarita Stipnieks studied at the Academy of Art, Riga, and arrived in Australia in 1950 after exhibiting in Europe and the USA. Working in oil, ink, pastel and watercolour, she was a floral and figurative artist and held solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Adelaide from 1955. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts, and was appointed a visiting lecturer at the South Australian School of Art.
We have records of art auction sales by Margarita Stipnieks from 1975 and in total 125 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 72 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,495 for Tree of Life sold by Elder Fine Art in May 2016. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by Margarita Stipnieks are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Margarita Anna Stipnieks 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 909
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 648
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 425
- 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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