Jarinyanu David Downs Australia (Aboriginal), 1925-95
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About Jarinyanu David Downs
Born in the Great Sandy Desert about 1925 Australian Aboriginal artist David Downs was a carver, painter and printmaker. He exhibited throughout Australia and overseas and is widely represented in major public collections.
We have records of art auction sales by Jarinyanu David Downs from 1994 and in total 109 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 69 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $36,800 for Kurtal Lying Down at Muwa 1988 sold by Sotheby's in June 2000. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Jarinyanu David Downs are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Jarinyanu David Downs 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 60
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 183
- 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.
- Jarinyanu David Downs is classified as one of the top Australian Indigenous artists by leading Aboriginal fine art gallery, Cooee Gallery, Sydney.
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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