Louise Forthun Australia, 1959-.
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About Louise Forthun
Born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales in 1959, Louise Forthun moved to Melbourne with her family in the late 1970s. She attended RMIT and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts (Painting) and 1987 tshe was awarded a Graduate Diploma (Painting) from the Victorian College of the Arts. In 2000 she received her Master of Arts (Painting) from RMIT, Melbourne. An abstract painter she had her first solo show in Melbourne in 1985 and since then has held further solo shows and contributed to numerous group exhibitions. Her work was included in the Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibitions of 1989 and 1990.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Louise Forthun from 2000 and in total 15 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,365 for Roma I sold by Christies in August 2004. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Louise Forthun are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Monash University Museum of Art and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Louise Forthun 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 435
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 152
- 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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