Ambrose McCarthy Patterson Australia, United States, 1877-1967
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About Ambrose Patterson
Born in Victoria in 1877, Ambrose Patterson studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne Art School and in Paris. He returned to Australia in 1910 but left for the USA in 1917. In 1919 he was appointed Professor of Painting at the University of Washington State in Seattle. Except for a brief visit to Australia in the 1950s he lived in the USA until his death in 1967.
The earliest auction listing we have for Ambrose Patterson is in 1971 and in total 74 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 45 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $33,019 for Les Roses Trémières (Hollyhocks) sold by Christies in December 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 Ambrose Patterson are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Ambrose Patterson 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 764
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 352
- 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.
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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