Abraham (Abbey/Aby) Altson Britain, Australia, United States, 1866-1949
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About Abbey/Aby) Altson
Aby Altson was born at Middlesborough-on-Tees, in Yorkshire in 1864. He came to Australia with his brother, Barnett Hayman Altson in September 1883, and from 1885 he studied drawing two nights a week at the National Gallery School of Design in Melbourne, and in 1886 he enrolled full-time in the School of Painting, studying with other noted artists such as Fred McCubbin, John Longstaff, Emanuel Phillips Fox, David Davies, Tudor St. George Tucker, and Fred Williams.
The total number of works by Abbey/Aby Altson offered for sale by auction since 1967 is 77, of which 45 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $341,600 for Children's Children 1889 sold by Sotheby's in May 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Abbey/Aby Altson are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
Abbey/Aby) Altson 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 208
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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