Ben Hall Australia, 1935-2017
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About John Duncan (Ben) Hall Hall
Ben Hall was born in Dubbo, New South Wales in 1935. Painting was his passion and while still at school he received tuition from Roland Wakelin. At university he briefly studied dentistry, then arts-law and finally selected architecture, from which he graduated in 1959. He toured Europe from 1961 to 1963 and enrolled in a sculpture course at the Central School of Art, London. On his return to Australia he taught Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Sydney University. After another visit to London he took up lute making which extended to include all types of baroque instruments, Played Throughout the World, Included in the Powerhouse Museum Collection and in Collections of Most Australian Conservatoriums. All the while he continued painting holding regular solo and group exhibitions, mostly in Sydney. He died in Sydney in 2017. [Dubbo-born John Duncan Hall was nicknamed Ben when he attended Scots College in Sydney but he was always John in his birthplace. SMH, 13 January 2017. https://www.smh.com.au/national/ben-hall-musical-instrument-maker-artist-and-architect-20170106-gtn446.html]
Our database records art auction sales of works by Ben Hall from 1997 and in total 19 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 15 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,640 for Sand Line 2000 sold by Leonard Joel in August 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
John Duncan (Ben) Hall Hall 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 280
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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