Jan Nigro New Zealand, Australia, 1920-2012
Forthcoming Sales
Past Sales
Sales by Medium
Where to buy or sell art works by Jan Nigro
Auction Houses
About Jan Nigro
A New Zealand artist, Jan Nigro was born in Gisborne in 1920. She studied at the Elam School of Art in Auckland from 1936 to 1938 and later in Melbourne under George Bell from 1948. An abstract expressionist painter in oil, pen, pencil and collage, she returned to New Zealand in 1952 and lived at Rotorua. She later lived in Auckland, on the Queensland coast and on Waiheke Island.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Jan Nigro from 1988 and in total 284 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 195 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $21,863 for Death of a Skittle Clown sold by Art+Object in March 2024. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jan Nigro are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Jan Nigro 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 729
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 505
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 334
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 142
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 184
- 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.
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.
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 610,000 works by more than 12,000 artists who are listed as having either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, and an additional 36,000 foreign and other artists, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand from the early 1970s to the present day.
Access to the database is available on either a monthly or annual subscription. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please proceed to our Subscription Form.