Kees Hos Holland, Australia, New Zealand, 1916-2015
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About Kees Hos
Born in the Netherlands in 1916, Kees Hos studied at the Royal Academy in the Hague. A painter and printmaker, he arrived in New Zealand in 1956 where he lectured at Elam School. Kees migrated to Australia in the early 1970s to establish the Gippsland School of Art, at the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, Churchill Victoria. He retired circa 1980 and lived for some time in Newborough, Victoria before entering Dutch Care in Melbourne and then returned to New Zealand.
In our database, 50 works by Kees Hos are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1995, of which 43 (86%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Kees Hos are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Museum Of New Zealand and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Kees Hos 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 122
- 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.
- 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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