Owen Piggott Australia, 1931-.
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About Owen Piggott
Born in England in 1931, Owen Piggott studied at the Dudley School of Art in the the UK, and then at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne University after his arrival in Melbourne in 1950. An abstract painter and teacher, he first exhibited in Melbourne in 1964 and since then has held exhibitions Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide. He taught at secondary level from 1953 to 1962 and at tertiary level at the State College, Frankston in 1984 annd 1986. In 1998 a retrospective of his work was held at the Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria. He died on July 5, 2015, at Metung, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
The earliest auction listing we have for Owen Piggott is in 1980 and in total 46 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (57%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Owen Piggott are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Monash University Museum of Art and Queensland Art Gallery.
Owen Piggott 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 780
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 548
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 354
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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