John Baptiste Martin Australia, 1942-.
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About John Martin
Born in Sydney in 1942, John Martin studied at the National Art School in 1960-61 and in Europe. An abstract artist, teacher and printmaker, from 1972 he has lived between Australia, UK and Germany and has held more than 30 solo exhibitions throughout Australia. As a teacher, he has lectured at the Newcastle College of Advanced Education, the City Art Institute and the Universities of New South Wales and Newcastle between 1974 and 2001.
In our database, 21 works by John Martin are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1995, of which 17 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,560 for Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Tall sold by Leonard Joel in September 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 Martin are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Geelong Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
John Martin 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 664
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 455
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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