Otto Pareroultja Australia (Aboriginal), 1914-93
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About Otto Pareroultja
Born in 1914 at Hermannsburg near Alice Springs, Australian Aboriginal artist Otto Pareroultja was a member of the Arunta tribe, and the elder brother of Edwin and Reuben, both artists. Like the other Hermannsburg artists, he painted the central Australian landscape in watercolour in an impressionist manner, but his use of circles and lines is reminiscent of primitive Aboriginal art forms.
Otto Pareroultja is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 589, of which 441 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $84,000 for Central Australian Landscape 1950s sold by Sotheby's in July 2006. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Otto Pareroultja are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Otto Pareroultja 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 68
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 351
- 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.
- Otto Pareroultja is classified as one of the top Australian Indigenous artists by leading Aboriginal fine art gallery, Cooee Gallery, Sydney.
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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