Brian McKay Australia, 1926-2014
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About Brian McKay
Born in Meckering, Western Australia in 1926, Brian McKay decided to pursue career as an artist from a young age. He is known as an abstract-expressionist painter and although he had no formal art training he was invited to join the 'Perth Group' with artists such as Guy Grey Smith and Robert Juniper in 1961. He lived and worked in Greece from 1964 to 1975 and on his return taught painting and printmaking at Perth Central TAFE for 20 years. The Art Gallery of WA held a major survey of his work in 1982.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Brian McKay from 1979 and in total 98 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 91 (93%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $16,100 for Quarry sold by GFL Fine Art in May 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Brian McKay are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Brian McKay 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 648
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 434
- 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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