Herbert Edward Badham Australia, 1899-1961
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About Herbert Badham
Born in New South Wales in 1899, Badham studied at the Sydney Art School under Julian Ashton and George Lambert. He became known as a teacher and critic as well as a painter.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Herbert Badham from 1974 and in total 118 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 90 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $732,000 for Travellers 1933 sold by Bonhams in June 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Herbert Badham are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Herbert Badham 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 231
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 282
- 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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