Ken Done Australia, 1940-.
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About Ken Done
Born in Sydney in 1940, Ken Done is an artist and fabric designer. He studied at the East Sydney Technical College and then became a highly successful art director and designer, in the advertising industry working in New York, London and Sydney. In 1980 he became a full time painter. Well known for his vibrant, decorative Australiana works that have been printed on numerous tourist promotion and souvenir items, he is director of a Sydney gallery and has exhibited in over 100 solo exhibitions. Ken Done received the Order of Australia (A.M.), for services to Art, Design and Tourism in 1992.
In our database, 196 works by Ken Done are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1987, of which 148 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,780 for Lily Pond at the Pines sold by Elder Fine Art in October 2007. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Ken Done are held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Ken Done 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 384
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 181
- 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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