Alfred J. Coffey Australia, 1869-1950
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About Alfred Coffey
Born in Ireland in 1869, Coffey studied at the Royal Art Society School, Sydney. In 1897 Julian Ashton resigned from this school to open his own. Coffey went with him. Coffey later taught at the University of Sydney and the East Sydney Technical College. In 1900 he was the official Australian representative at the International Art Congress at Dresden. For a time he also painted in the East Indies.
We have records of art auction sales by Alfred Coffey from 1972 and in total 354 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 239 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $27,000 for A Veil of Bushfire Smoke sold by Menzies in August 2017. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Alfred Coffey are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
Alfred Coffey 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 330
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 297
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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.
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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