Kathleen Letitia (Kate) O'Connor New Zealand, France, Australia, 1876-1968
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About Kate O'Connor
Kathleen Letitia O'Connor was born in Hokitika, New Zealand on 14 September 1876. ln 1891 she accompanied her parents to Perth where she first studied art under J. W. R. Linton. She left for London in 1905 and for a short time, before leaving for Paris, where she studied painting at Herkomer's School at Bushey, Hertfordshire, Great Britain, established in 1883 to teach composition, landscape and portraiture. Kathleen O'Connor was a frequent exhibitor in France, Great Britain and in Australia on the occasion of her return visits in 1909, 1927 and 1948 when she stayed for two and a half years. In 1955 Kathleen O'Connor returned to live permanently in Perth.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Kate O'Connor from 1975 and in total 131 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 80 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $198,000 for Still Life with Lamp C.1921-1928 sold by Bonhams in August 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Kate O'Connor are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Kate O'Connor 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 739
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 349
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 186
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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