David Newbury Australia, 1925-2003
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About David Newbury
Born in Melbourne in 1925, David Newbury is the son of artist, Albert Newbury (1891-1941). He studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology where he later became a part-time teaching instructor from 1955 to 1959. He also lectured at Bendigo Teachers College and Melbourne Teachers College between 1959 and 1963. An abstract and semi-abstract painter, and later an impressionist landscape painter, he exhibited in Melbourne from the from c1960.
The earliest auction listing we have for David Newbury is in 1977 and in total 40 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 23 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,100 for An Evening in Venice sold by Leonard Joel in August 1992. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by David Newbury are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
David Newbury 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 724
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 501
- 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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