Sydney Hamlet Higgs Australia, New Zealand, 1884-1978
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About Sydney Hamlet Higgs
Born in Tasmania in 1884, Sydney Higgs is an amateur landscape artist who studied art in Launceston with his uncle Joshua Higgs, and patent law in Melbourne. He moved to Wellington, New Zealand in 1904 where he began further studies in patent law, engineering and art. After serving in World War I he exhibited his work, mainly watercolours, with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.
We have records of art auction sales by Sydney Higgs from 1993 and in total 80 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 62 (78%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
Sydney Hamlet Higgs is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 115
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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