Michael Kmit Australia, 1910-81
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About Michael Kmit
Born in the Ukraine in 1910, Kmit studied at the Academy of Fine Arts at Cracow, and taught painting in both eastern and western Europe before coming to Australia in 1950. His style of painting is largely influenced by the Byzantine. However, after spending time in America in the early 1960s, his painting style changed from the icon stage to a more fully developed one.
Michael Kmit is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 696, of which 508 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $22,108 for Girl with Flower sold by Mossgreen Auctions in November 2007. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Michael Kmit are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Michael Kmit 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 582
- 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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