Owen Broughton Australia, 1922-84
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About Owen Broughton
Art teacher and sculptor Owen Broughton was born 1922 in Townsville, Queensland. He served in 2nd A.I.F. In 1942 for five years and saw service in the Pacific and Borneo. After the war, he studied sculpture at East Sydney Technical College from 1946 under Lyndon Dadswell and was assistant to Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth in England from 1950 to 1951. He was on the staff of the National Art School, Sydney until 1962, and in that year he accepted a lecturer position at the South Australia School of Art. He was described as an enthusiastic and very effective teacher whilst his technical knowledge, energy and efficiency give his sculptures unusual originality. His public commissions included sculptures in Adelaide, Canberra and Mildura.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Owen Broughton from 1981 and in total 32 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 27 (84%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,725 for Untitled sold by Scammell Auctions in September 2018. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018. Works by Owen Broughton are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Owen Broughton 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 286
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 84
- 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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