John Morrissey Australia, 1911-82
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About John Morrissey
John Morrissey was a Victorian artist whose work included graphic art, and painting in the mediums of watercolour and oil. During his 40 years as a working artist he won many major awards for his paintings in both watercolour and oil. Many of his paintings were sold to overseas collectors. John held six one man exhibitions in Queensland, and in Victoria at the Velaquez and Kosminsky Galleries in Melbourne. He also held joint exhibitions with such artists such as Donald Cameron, Lance Sullivan, Ernest Vogel and C. Septimus Lloyd. He was a student of, and painted with Ernest Buckmaster for a period of time. Buckmaster said of his watercolours: "No mistakes made in handling a difficult medium." He taught Life Drawing at RMIT, taught oil and watercolour at the Mordiallic Art Group and conducted his own classes at Cheltenham. John Morrissey is named in the "Australian Encyclopedia" as one of Australia's best pen and ink artists. He was a member of the Victorian Artists Society and the Bread and Cheese Club.
The earliest auction listing we have for John Morrissey is in 1976 and in total 19 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 15 (79%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020.
John Morrissey is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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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