Rosemary Wynnis Madigan Australia, 1926-2019
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About Rosemary Madigan
Born in Gelenelg, a suburb of Adelaide in 1926, Rosemary Madigan studied at the East Sydney Technical College and the South Australian School of Art in Adelaide in the 1940s. She won a Travelling Arts Scholarship in 1950, and spent the next three years in Europe, visiting and working in England, France, Italy and Belgium. In the 1950s and 60s she worked as pottery, sculpture and drawing teacher at the Adelaide art school. Rosemary Madigan won the 1986 Wynne Prize, the first sculptor to do so for over 30 years.
The total number of works by Rosemary Madigan offered for sale by auction since 1986 is 119, of which 79 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $380,455 for Quartet 1981-1991 sold by Smith & Singer in September 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Rosemary Madigan are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Rosemary Madigan 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 656
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 442
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 292
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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