Works in the database
165
Works with images
61
Works with multiple sales
17

Past Sales

Dancing Gums
Panton Hills Bushscape
Untitled landscape

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 102 works for
$57,485
Works on Paper
Sold 12 works for
$2,855

Where to buy or sell art works by Piers Bateman

Auction Houses

Leonard Joel
Sold 40 works for
$21,874
Lawsons
Sold 23 works for
$10,291
Elder Fine Art
Sold 3 works for
$6,641

Born in Perth, W.A. in 1947, Piers Bateman moved to Eltham with his family in 1957. After completing local schooling he travelled to London in 1966 where he studied art with Arthur Boyd. An oil painter of landscapes, he held his first solo exhibition in Melbourne 1968 at the age of 20. He travelled and exhibited regularly in Australia and overseas.

We have records of art auction sales by Piers Bateman from 1976 and in total 165 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 114 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,499 for Dancing Gums sold by Elder Fine Art in March 2024. This year 2 works have been offered for sale.

Piers Bateman 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 245
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 41
  • 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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