Peter Brett (Brett) Colquhoun Australia, 1958-.
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About Brett Colquhoun
Born in New South Wales in 1958, Brett Colquhoun studied at the Swinburne Technical College, Melbourne where he was awarded a Diploma in Graphic art. A contemporary painter, mainly in mixed media, he held the first of many one man shows in Melbourne in 1982, and Sydney in 1985, and has shown at 22 solo shows since then, mostly in Melbourne and a similar number of group exhibitions.He was awarded a Visual Arts/Craft Award by the Australia Council in 1996 Arts and a Professional Development Grant by Arts Victoria in 2002.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Brett Colquhoun from 1991 and in total 16 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 12 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,840 for Still sold by Sotheby's in September 2002. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2016. Works by Brett Colquhoun are held by the Monash University Museum of Art, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Brett Colquhoun 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 337
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 134
- 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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