Beatrice Louise (Bea) Maddock Australia, 1934-2016
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About Bea Maddock
Born in Tasmania in 1934, Bea Maddock studied at the Hobart Technical College from 1952 to 1956 and at the Slade School in London from 1959 to 1961. A printmaker, painter, papermaker, book-artist and potter, from 1964 she held over 42 solo exhibitions in Hobart, Melbourne Sydney, Canberra and Ballarat. She won a number of art prizes including the Tasmanian Prize for Drawing in 1968, and the Australian National University Creative Arts Fellowship in 1976.
The total number of works by Bea Maddock offered for sale by auction since 1987 is 46, of which 36 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $14,100 for Figure with a Crucifixion 1968 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in June 2003. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Bea Maddock are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further 11 major public national galleries (see list below).
Bea Maddock 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 656
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 442
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 292
- 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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