Mabel (May) Grigg Australia, 1885-1969
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About May Grigg
Born in Adelaide in 1885, Grigg studied at the South Australian School of Design under Harry Pelling Gill. In 1904 she was Hans Heysen's first pupil when he started art classes in Adelaide. Principally a portrait painter, she won the first Melrose Prize with a portrait of her father and the second with a portrait of James Ashton. She was a Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts, and was appointed Senior Art Mistress at the Ballarat Art School.
The total number of works by May Grigg offered for sale by auction since 1971 is 43, of which 32 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,955 for 'Portrait of Thomas Grigg' for the Archibald Competition sold by Scammell Auctions in August 2020. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by May Grigg are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia.
May Grigg 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 483
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 318
- 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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