Keith James Craig Nichol Australia, 1921-79
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About Keith Nichol
Born in 1921 in Melbourne, Keith Nichol studied at the National Gallery of Victoria School and later in Europe and the UK. He first met Arthur Boyd at the Murrumbeena state school, later joining him on painting trips. Nichol exhibited with the Social Realist Group in Melbourne from 1953 to 1967, and also exhibited in Queensland and South Australia.
The earliest auction listing we have for Keith Nichol is in 1973 and in total 72 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 50 (69%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Keith Nichol are held by the Heide Museum of Modern Art and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Keith Nichol 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 725
- 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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