Jeffrey Alan Harris Australia, New Zealand, 1949-.
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About Jeffrey Alan Harris
A New Zealand abstract painter, Jeffrey Harris was born in Akaroa in 1949. He received no formal art training. Harris started his career in Christchurch, moving to Dunedin, in 1969 where he developed his style from studying art books.. He worked briefly in the United States In the early 1980s, before moving to Melbourne 1986. After 14 years there he returned to Dunedin, where he still lives and works. He is largely self-taught and has painted full-time since 1970 having been mentored by notable New Zealand artists such as Michael Smither and Ralph Hotere.
Jeffrey Harris 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 823, of which 472 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $154,468 for Family Portrait sold by Webb's in November 2022. This year 37 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jeffrey Harris are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Jeffrey Alan Harris is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 290
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 214
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 108
- 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…
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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