Franz Moishe Kempf Australia, 1926-2020
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About Franz Kempf
Born in Australia in 1926, Franz Kempf studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne and in Europe. He was elected president of the Contemporary Art Society of South Australia in 1967 and was Senior Lecturer in printmaking at the University of South Australia from 1973 to 1981. He has been a guest lecturer at the Slade School of Fine Art, the University of London, the Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland; Gloucester College of Art, United Kingdom and has participated in over 90 one man exhibitions in America, Israel, Germany, Poland and China.
In our database, 165 works by Franz Kempf are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1971, of which 102 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,250 for On the Waterfront (Melbourne) sold by Christies in September 1991. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Franz Kempf are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Franz Kempf 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 570
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 367
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 330
- 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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