Kitty Kantilla Australia (Aboriginal), c1928-2003
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About Kitty Kantilla
Born on Melville Island about 1928, Australian Aboriginal artist Kitty Kantilla is the best known of the Tiwi Islands painters. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout Australia and is represented in most state and many provincial and overseas collections.
We have records of art auction sales by Kitty Kantilla from 1998 and in total 194 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 131 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $67,475 for Untitled Traditional Designs 2001 sold by Sotheby's in July 2003. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Kitty Kantilla are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Kitty Kantilla 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 77
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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.
- Kitty Kantilla 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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