Richard Woldendorp Australia, 1927-.
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About Richard Woldendorp
Photographer Richard Woldendorp was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 1927. He joined the Dutch army at the age of nineteen and was posted to Indonesia. After three years his company was moved out the servicemen, were encouraged by the Australian government to apply for immigration which he did in 1951, settling in Fremantle, Western Australia. It wasn't until 1955 on a trip back to Holland that he purchased his first camera, settling him on a career for the rest of his life. He became a freelance photographer, working for magazines, government departments and mining companies. This involved extensive travel and introduced him to the outback and the Australian landscape and lead him to specialise to landscape aerial photography. He has had over 38 solo exhibitions throughout Western Australia and in Sydney, Melbourne, and overseas. In 2012 he was awarded the Order of Australia "For service to the arts as an Australian landscape photographer".
Our database records art auction sales of works by Richard Woldendorp from 1992 and in total 33 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 19 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,612 for 4833 Aerial Lake Macleod, WA sold by Mossgreen Auctions in October 2017. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Richard Woldendorp are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Richard Woldendorp is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 738
- 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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