Richard Moketarinja Australia (Aboriginal), 1916-83
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About Richard Moketarinja
Born in Hermannsberg, near Alice Springs in 1916, he attended the Mission school at Hermannsburg and worked on the Mission station. He began painting in 1940 and in 1941 joined Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira on a painting trip, travelling on camels. However it wasn't until several years later that he began to paint seriously.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Richard Moketarinja from 1980 and in total 171 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 132 (77%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $15,955 for Central Australian Landscape sold by Deutscher and Hackett in June 2023. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Richard Moketarinja are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Richard Moketarinja 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 68
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 479
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 345
- 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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