Peter Hickey Australia, 1943-.
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About Peter Hickey
Born in Sydney in 1943, Peter Hickey studied at the Nationa Art School in 1963, the Royal Art Society School in 1968 and in London, Tokyo and California. He returned to Australia in 1974 and opened a workshop in Sydney and opened an etchers workshop in Sydney. In 1994 moved to the United States and he was invited to be an Artist in Residence at the Kala Institute in Berkeley, California. He later retuned to Australia and now lives and works in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. A teacher and printmaker, he has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas since 1974. He is a member of the Printmakers Council, London.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Peter Hickey from 1984 and in total 141 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 99 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,136 for Cows sold by Leonard Joel in March 2019. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Peter Hickey are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Australia.
Peter Hickey 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 519
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 309
- 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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