Robert Hannaford Australia, 1944-.
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About Robert Hannaford
Born in South Australia in 1944, Hannaford worked for three years as a cartoonist with the 'Adelaide Advertiser' and then studied at the Ballarat School.of Mines. A realist artist, he lived in Melbourne from 1969 to 1973 where he won the A. M. E. Bale Art Scholarship in 1968. He has exhibited since 1989 is Sydney and Adelaide and was a finalist for the 2002 and 2015 Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize. He has travelled and worked in India, Europe and Africa.
We have records of art auction sales by Robert Hannaford from 1976 and in total 70 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 50 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $33,060 for Still Life – Bromeliads’ Radiance sold by Elder Fine Art in August 2020. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Robert Hannaford are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and National Portrait Gallery.
Robert Hannaford 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 496
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 285
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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