John Peart Australia, 1945-2013
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About John Peart
Born in Queensland in 1945, Peart studied at the Brisbane Technical College and held his first major exhibition at the Watters Gallery in 1967. Later that year he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne. He lived in England in the early 1970s returning to Sydney in the mid 1970s. He exhibited regularly in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, as well as participating in numerous group exhibitions. He won the Wynne Prize in 1997, the Archibald Prize in 1998, and the Sulman Prize in 1994 and 2000.
The total number of works by John Peart offered for sale by auction since 1974 is 348, of which 270 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $35,591 for Siderial Grey 1994 sold by Leonard Joel in November 2021. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by John Peart are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
John Peart 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 767
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 536
- 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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