Mary Hammond Australia, 1928-.
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About Mary Hammond
Born in 1928, an artist, printmaker and illustrator, Mary Hammond studied in Perth during the 1940s and at the National Gallery School in Melbourne from 1951 to 1955. She is associated with the Social Realist Group, with many of her commissions centred around trade unions and political organisations. Hammond exhibited with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors from 1986.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Mary Hammond from 1983 and in total 21 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 17 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,320 for The Cocktail Party sold by Amanda Addams Auctions in July 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Mary Hammond are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Mary Hammond 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 495
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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