Works in the database
96
Works with images
76
Works with multiple sales
10

Past Sales

Untitled (Netherworld) 1988
Untitled 1985
Modern Punishment 1980

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 47 works for
$408,493
Works on Paper
Sold 7 works for
$10,130
Prints & Graphics
Sold 2 works for
$845

Where to buy or sell art works by Jon Cattapan

Auction Houses

Christies
Sold 10 works for
$99,194
Deutscher and Hackett
Sold 5 works for
$88,462
Sotheby's
Sold 7 works for
$42,206

A painter and printmaker, Jon Cattapan was born in Melbourne in 1956. He studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and travelled extensively through Europe and USA. He has exhibited widely since 1983 in Australia and overseas.

We have records of art auction sales by Jon Cattapan from 1992 and in total 96 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 58 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $30,000 for Night Figures (Gleno) 2009 sold by Bonhams in May 2012. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jon Cattapan are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).

Jon Cattapan 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 314
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 111
  • 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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