Gunter Sylvester Christmann Australia, 1936-2013
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About Gunter Christmann
Born in Berlin in 1936, abstract artist Gunter Christmann arrived in Australia via Canada in 1959. He studied part time at the National Art School in Sydney. He became known in Sydney and Melbourne in the mid-1960s for his abstract paintings and has exhibited annually since then in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Berlin. A posthumous retrospective of his work, Gunter Christmann: Now and Then was held in 2014 at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
The total number of works by Gunter Christmann offered for sale by auction since 1976 is 226, of which 166 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $28,680 for Heavy Topscape sold by Christies in March 2006. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Gunter Christmann are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Gunter Christmann 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 320
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 296
- 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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