Austin H. Platt Australia, 1912-2003
Past Sales
Sales by Medium
Where to buy or sell art works by Austin Platt
Auction Houses
About Austin Platt
Born at Mt. Lawley, Western Australia. An etcher and commercial artist, Platt studied at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales under Sydney Long. He made a tour of all the Australian states from 1932 to 1938 and produced etchings of most of the leading private and pubhc secondary schools He is also known for his illustrations of tropical plants in the Sydney Botanical Gardens and etchings of scenes around Centennial Park.
The total number of works by Austin Platt offered for sale by auction since 1976 is 143, of which 90 (63%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Austin Platt are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Austin Platt 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 551
- 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.
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 610,000 works by more than 12,000 artists who are listed as having either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, and an additional 36,000 foreign and other artists, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand from the early 1970s to the present day.
Access to the database is available on either a monthly or annual subscription. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please proceed to our Subscription Form.