Bill Henson Australia, 1955-.
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About Bill Henson
Born in Melbourne in 1955, Bill Henson studied photography at Prahran College under Athol Shmith and John Cato and held his first exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria at the age of 19. An artist and photographer, he has exhibited his work extensively in Australia and overseas, including at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Venice Biennale.
Bill Henson is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1992 of 561, of which 379 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $62,000 for Untitled #122, 2,000-01, CB/JPC Sh196 N21a sold by Mossgreen Auctions in May 2017. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Bill Henson are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further ten major public national galleries (see list below).
Bill Henson 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 512
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 304
- 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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