Roy Wiggan Australia (Aboriginal), 1930-.
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About Roy Wiggan
Australian Aboriginal artist Roy Wiggan was born in 1930 and mainly known as a creator of tribal artefacts and also works in oils and acrylics.
The total number of works by Roy Wiggan offered for sale by auction since 2004 is 79, of which 41 (52%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,840 for Raft, c. 2003 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in July 2010. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Roy Wiggan are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Roy Wiggan 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 180
- 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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