Paddy Fordham Wainburranga Australia (Aboriginal), c1941-2006
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About Paddy Fordham Wainburranga
Born about 1930 in the Jarruluk area of the Northern Territory, Paddy Fordham Wainburranga was a stockman until the 1970s, when he took up painting and sculpting. He contributed thirty of the two hundred poles of the Hollow Log Memorial installation at the National Gallery of Australia, opened in 1988, as a tribute to all the Aborigines who had died as the result of European contact.
The total number of works by Paddy Fordham Wainburranga offered for sale by auction since 1994 is 183, of which 117 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $55,200 for Six Large Barks 1987 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in November 2007. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Paddy Fordham Wainburranga are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Paddy Fordham Wainburranga 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 64
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 703
- 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.
- Paddy Fordham Wainburranga is classified as one of the top Australian Indigenous artists by leading Aboriginal fine art gallery, Cooee Gallery, Sydney.
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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