Rodney Pople Australia, 1952-.
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About Rodney Pople
Born in Tasmania in 1952, Rodney Pople completed a Diploma of Fine Arts majoring in Photography from the Tasmanian School of Art in 1974 and later studied sculpture at the Slade School of Art in London in 1978 and the New York Studio School in 1979. In 1981 he moved to Sydney and taught at the Sydney College of the the Arts. A painter, sculptor, photographer and teacher, Pople has exhibited regularly in Australia for over 30 years and has held international solo exhibitions in Berlin and Shanghai. He has won numerous awards including the the 2012 Glover Prize, 2016 Paddington Art Prize, the 65th Blake Prize and the Mosman Art Prize in 2018, and the Glover Prize in 2020.
The earliest auction listing we have for Rodney Pople is in 1992 and in total 70 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 41 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,470 for Have You Done There? sold by Bonhams in March 2021. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Rodney Pople are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Rodney Pople 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 787
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 553
- 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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