Marion Jones Australia, c1897-1977
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About Marion Jones
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, in 1897, Marion Jones studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne and won the 1917 Travelling Scholarship. She is best known as a portraitist and has exhibited widely in Paris and London as well as in Australia.
The earliest auction listing we have for Marion Jones is in 1978 and in total 50 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 38 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,280 for Portrait of a Lady with a White Gardenia sold by Leonard Joel in May 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2011. Works by Marion Jones are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
Marion Jones 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 559
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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