Gerard A. (Hardy) Tiarks Australia, 1868-1951
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About Hardy Tiarks
Born in 1868, Hardy Tiarks studied at Hatherleys Art School in London and arrived in Melbourne in 1900. A landscape and sporting painter, he exhibited with the Victorian Art Society. Until 1917 he signed his work 'G. A. Tiarks', using 'Hardy' thereafter. He died in 1951.
The earliest auction listing we have for Hardy Tiarks is in 1977 and in total 29 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 27 (93%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,530 for Seated Madonna sold by Sotheby's in August 1995. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Hardy Tiarks 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 952
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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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