Nan Hortin Australia, 1916-71
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About Nan Hortin
Born in Melbourne, Nan Hortin's art training began at the George Bell School. During the late thirties she exhibited with the Contemporary Art Society, moving to Sydney in the mid-forties. She was an active committee member of the Studio of Realist Art; both artistically and politically, occasionally writing for their Bulletin. She moved to Queensland in the late forties and had an exhibition at the Moreton Galleries in 1950. Reference: Merewether, Charles, 'Art and Social Commitment', Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1984, page 99.
In our database, 29 works by Nan Hortin are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1990, of which 20 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,000 for Form, c. 1946 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 2009. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Nan Hortin are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Nan Hortin is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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