Howard Arkley Australia, 1951-99
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About Howard Arkley
Born in Victoria in 1951, Howard Arkley studied at Prahran CAE and at the Melbourne State College which he completed in 1975, and in the same year held his first solo exhibition. In 1977, through a fellowship and residency, he was able to study and work in Paris and New York. By the late 1980s his work was focussed on what he is best known for: the depiction of ordinary Melbourne suburbia in bright garish colours. In 1991 the Monash University Gallery held a major retropective of his work. He represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1999 with The Home Show, but died of a drug overdose the same year, shortly after returning to Melbourne.
Howard Arkley is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1988 of 507, of which 343 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,534,090 for Deluxe Setting sold by Menzies in June 2019. In addition to this sale, a further 4 works by this artist have been sold for over $1 million. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Howard Arkley are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Geelong Gallery and a further nine major public national galleries (see list below).
Howard Arkley 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 214
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 16
- 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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