Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott Australia, 1935-2013
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About Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott
Born in Ballarat in 1935, ceramic artist.Gwyn Hanssen Pigott attended Ballarat and Clarendon College and then studied at Melbourne University before leaving for Britain, where she worked with leading potters, including Ray Finch, Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew. She set up studio in London's Portobello Road in 1960 and later in Acheres, France, quickly establishing herself as an interenationally known ceramic artist. She returned to Australia in the 1970s, settling in south-east Queensland. She has exhibited widely throughout Australia and overseas. She was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2002.
The earliest auction listing we have for Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott is in 1997 and in total 96 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 69 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $102,000 for Blue Travellers sold by Deutscher and Hackett in May 2007. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 548
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 361
- 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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