Carl Olaf Plate Australia, 1909-77
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About Carl Plate
Born in Western Australia in 1909, Plate studied in Sydney and London. He travelled extensively throughout America, northern Europe and Russia, returning to Australia in 1940 and establishing the Notanda Gallery in Sydney. Plate has been described as Australia's Braque, because of his ability to extract the utmost from colours by bringing them to an almost monochromatic state.
The total number of works by Carl Plate offered for sale by auction since 1971 is 181, of which 129 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $24,400 for Graph Segments No.1 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 2017. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Carl Plate are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Carl Plate 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 784
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 354
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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