John Montefiore Australia, 1936-2011
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About John Montefiore
Born in 1936, John Montefiore studied at East Sydney Technical College, later known as the National Art School, and after winning the NSW Travelling Art Scholarship in 1964, he based himself in London for three years, and visited the great galleries of Europe. On returning to Australia he taught at the National Art School in Newcastle and became an art lecturer at the University of Newcastle. He had seven exhibitions in the first two decasdes after returning to Australia, tut it was his larger artworks that won the most attention. An epic painting was commissioned for the refurbished Newcastle Town Hall and he provided a chapel altarpiece for that city's Christ Church Cathedral.
The total number of works by John Montefiore offered for sale by auction since 1972 is 35, of which 16 (46%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,220 for Three Nudes sold by Mossgreen Auctions in November 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by John Montefiore are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
John Montefiore 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 694
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 480
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 345
- 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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