Harold Bickford (Hal) Hattam Australia, 1913-94
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About Harold Hattam
Melbourne doctor, artist and art collector, Hal Hattam was born in 1913, in Edinburgh and came to Australia from his native Scotland at the age of seven. After qualifying as a doctor and establishing a medical practice in Melbourne, he began to paint with no formal training in art. He worked with Arthur Boyd, Fred Williams, John Perceval and Charles Blackman and between 1962 and 1994 he held about 14 solo exhibitions . His contacts with other artists of the period helped him build up an exceptional collection of the works of Melbourne artists of the 1950s. He died in 1994, and in 2003, a tribute exhibition of Hattam’s work was held at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
We have records of art auction sales by Hal Hattam from 1976 and in total 52 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 31 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $21,150 for Sand Dunes, Shoreham sold by Deutscher~Menzies in March 2003. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Hal Hattam are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Queensland Art Gallery.
Harold Hattam 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 503
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 295
- 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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