Madonna Staunton Australia, 1938-2019
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About Madonna Staunton
Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales in 1938, Madonna Staunton studied in Brisbane under Roy Churcher, Jon Molvig and Bronwyn Yeates. A painter who used collage in her work, she exhibited in Brisbane from 1976 to 1976 and also in Sydney and Melboure over this period. In the 1996 Australian Day Honours she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the visual arts". Staunton's work is represented in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra, the Queensland Art Gallery and institutional collections.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Madonna Staunton from 1992 and in total 23 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 17 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,220 for Intervals (4) sold by Christies in March 1996. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Madonna Staunton are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Madonna Staunton 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 905
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 643
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 421
- 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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