Kenneth Edwin Hood Australia, 1928-2002
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About Kenneth Hood
Born in Victoria in 1928, Hood studied at the Royal Melbourne Technical College before travelling to England and Europe. A painter of still life and interiors, he ceased exhibiting after being appointed assistant curator at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1961. In 1967 he was awarded a Churchill Scholarship. He authored several books on pottery which he collected, and he bequeathed his collection to the McClelland Gallery when he died in 2002.
The earliest auction listing we have for Kenneth Hood is in 1973 and in total 119 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 96 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,270 for Untitled - Still Life sold by Mossgreen Auctions in November 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Kenneth Hood are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Kenneth Hood 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 529
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 323
- 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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