Jeffrey T. Makin Australia, 1943-.
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About Jeffrey Makin
Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1943, Makin studied at the East Sydney Technical College where he later taught. Hee moved to melbourne and lectured at the Prahran College of Advanced Education and th efolllowing year became art critic for the Melbourne 'Sun' newspaper. In the mid 19700s he travelled extensively through the Pacific Island, the USA, Europe and Britain. A painter and printmaker after his first exhibition in s Sydney in 1967, he has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and has won numerous prizes. As a printmaker he is director of Port Jackson Press.
Jeffrey Makin is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1975 of 567, of which 325 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $36,818 for Port Campbell 1979 sold by Leonard Joel in February 2022. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jeffrey Makin are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
Jeffrey Makin 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 659
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 445
- 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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