Bernard Sahm Australia, 1926-2011
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About Bernard Sahm
Born in Sydney in 1926, Bernard Sahm studied ceramics and sculpture at East Sydney Technical College and in the UK. He worked in England at the St Ives potteries in the mid 1950s and returned to Sydney in 1958 where he set up a pottery at Mosman. In the early 1960s he taught ceramics at National Art School in Sydney. He held his first solo exhibition 1963, and has since exhibited widely in Australia and overseas since 1955.
In our database, 12 works by Bernard Sahm are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1989, of which 9 (75%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2016. Works by Bernard Sahm are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Bernard Sahm 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 854
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 596
- 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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