Born in Poland in 1919, Halpern arrived in Australia in 1939. He studied fine art in Lvov, Poland before the Nazi invasion, at the George Bell School in the 1940s .and briefly at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. A painter and potter, he returned to Europe in 1951 where he worked and exhibited regularly in Paris, and also in Italy and Denmark. He returned to Melbourne in 1966 where he died in 1969. In 1970 the National Gallery of Victoria held a retrospective of his work.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Stacha Halpern from 1982 and in total 91 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 66 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,550 for Laura sold by GFL Fine Art in May 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Stacha Halpern are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and Art Gallery of Western Australia.
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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…
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