Walter Ebatarinja Australia (Aboriginal), 1915-68
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About Walter Ebatarinja
Born in 1915, Walter Ebatarinja was born in Hermansberg and educated at the Mission School. He worked at various jobs around the Mission and began painting in 1945, being taught to paint by Albert Namatjira who was his uncle. He was one of the original members of the Hermansberg school of Aboriginal watercolour artists.
Walter Ebatarinja is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 461, of which 366 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,800 for Alice Springs from Anzac Hill c. 1950 sold by Sotheby's in July 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Walter Ebatarinja are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Walter Ebatarinja is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 306
- 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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