Katherine Hattam Australia, 1950-.
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About Katherine Hattam
Born in Melbourne in 1950, Katherine Hattam is the daughter of doctor, artist and art collector, Hal Hattam (1913-94). She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne in 1974, a Master of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts and a PhD from Deakin University in 1994. She has held over 40 solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide from 1978 to 2020, as well as numerous group exhibitions. She has been a finalist in numerous art shows, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sulman Prize in 2002 and 2020, the Art Gallery of New South Wales Dobell Drawing Prize in five shows, and the Paddington Art prize in Sydney in four shows.
The earliest auction listing we have for Katherine Hattam is in 1994 and in total 55 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 40 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $18,409 for Pink Armchair Green Light 2002 sold by Leonard Joel in February 2022. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Katherine Hattam are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Katherine Hattam 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 503
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 296
- 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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