Peter Booth Britain, Australia, 1940-.
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About Peter Booth
Born in 1940 in Sheffield England, Booth studied at Sheffield College of Art before migrating to Australia with his family. He attended the National Gallery School from 1962 to 1965 and then taught at Prahran Technical College and the National Gallery of Victoria Art School where he later worked. His first solo exhibiton was in 1967 in Melbourne and his first group exhibition was at the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in the following year. In 1964 he was the joint winner of Bernard Hall Prize for Figure Painting at the National Gallery School, Melbourne.
Peter Booth is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1983 of 644, of which 468 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $695,400 for Untitled 1999 sold by Sotheby's in August 2019. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by Peter Booth are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further ten major public national galleries (see list below).
Peter Booth 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 268
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 66
- 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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