Frederick Halpern Australia, 1909-?
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About Frederick Halpern
Born Vienna 1909, Frederick Halpern studied in Vienna and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He was well travelled, and visited Egypt in 1926, and journeyed throughout Africa, and Asia, arriving in Australia in the early 1950’s where he worked as a self-employed artist, explorer and writer. He also visited New Zealand, Indonesia, and Thailand. Prix de Rome 1930. A watercolourist and printmaker, he exhibited at the Tate Gallery, London; Salon d'Autumme, Paris and Gumps Galleries, San Francisco. Between 1978 and 1991 he wrote and had published four books on his travels and wartime experiences.
The total number of works by Frederick Halpern offered for sale by auction since 1972 is 21, of which 8 (38%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Frederick Halpern are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Australia.
Frederick Halpern is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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
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