Robert Hunter Australia, 1947-2014
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About Robert Hunter
Born in Melbourne in 1947, Robert Hunter studied at Preston Technical College in Melbourne. A painter and minimalist, he has exhibited his work widely in Australia and overseas since 1968. Up to 2006 he had held 31 solo shows in Melbourne and Sydney. In 1989 Robert Hunter had a major retrospective at Monash University followed by an exhibition of the paintings completed during a residency at the University of Melbourne.
We have records of art auction sales by Robert Hunter from 1984 and in total 67 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 41 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $58,909 for Untitled #7 sold by Menzies in March 2023. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Robert Hunter are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and a further nine major public national galleries (see list below).
Robert Hunter 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 536
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 332
- 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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