George Hamilton Hammon Australia, New Zealand, United States, 1869-1960
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About George Hamilton Hammon
Born in 1880, George Hamilton Hammon was active in Sydney at the end of the 19th century and he is best known for his watercolours of Sydney Harbour during that time. In 1905 he left Australia, travelling first to new Zealand where he painted landscapes of New Zealand scenery. After that he is believed to have travelled to the USA and is recorded as being in San Diego, in the USA in 1918. He died, most likely in the USA, in 1960.
In our database, 62 works by George Hammon are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1970, of which 41 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,990 for Parramatta River; Sydney Heads; Middle Harbour, Sydney; Sydney Harbour I; Sydney Harbour II (5) sold by Christies in August 1994. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by George Hammon are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery and National Gallery of Australia.
George Hamilton Hammon 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 495
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 106
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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