Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim Europe, Australia, 1901-70
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About Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim
Estonian-born Gert Sellheim studied architecture in Germany and Austria before migrating to Australia in 1926. He worked as an architect for two years and then turned to designing posters. Along with James Northfield and Percy Trompf, working for the Australian National Travel Association, Sellheim is considered to be one of the finest artists who designed travel posters in Australia in the 1930s. In 1939, Sellheim won the Sulman Prize for his interior mural designs in the Victorian Tourism Bureau at the New York World's Fair. He is most famous for designing the flying kangaroo logo for Qantas Airlines. In 2019 Gert Sellheim was inducted to the Australian Graphic Design Association Hall of Fame.
We have records of art auction sales by Gert Sellheim from 1999 and in total 13 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 13 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,016 for Sunshine and Surf / Australia. Circa 1936 sold by Swann Auction Galleries in October 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020. Works by Gert Sellheim are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim 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 868
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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