John David Bursill Australia, 1945-.
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About John Bursill
Born in Victoria in 1945, John Bursill is a figurative painter whose perferred media is synthetic polymer. He studied in Melbourne and New York, and held his first solo exhibition in Melbourne in 1980.
The total number of works by John Bursill offered for sale by auction since 1989 is 14, of which 9 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,612 for Figure sold by Mossgreen Auctions in November 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by John Bursill are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
John Bursill 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 299
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 96
- 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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