What is a Ben Quilty painting worth?
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What is a Ben Quilty painting worth?
Ben Quilty’s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 153 USD to 205,555 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 205,555 USD for Beast 2, sold at Menzies Art Brands, Sydney in 2021.
Where is Ben Quilty now?
Today, Quilty’s works are in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, the National Gallery of Art in Canberra, and the University of Queensland Art Museum in Brisbane, among others. The artist lives and works in Robertson, Australia.
What is Ben Quiltys?
Ben Quilty is undoubtedly one of Australia’s best-known and highly-regarded contemporary painters. His work is characterised by a gestural painterly style and is widely known for his quick working method, which deliberately leaves smears, smudges and almost three-dimensional brush marks on the canvas.
Who was Ben Quilty inspired by?
Ben Quilty, Australia, 1973 Kuta Rorschach No. 2, 2013 oil on canvas, 220 x 520cm Bendigo Art Gallery, R H S Abbott Bequest Fund 2014. Image courtesy of the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne. As an art student, Quilty was influenced by the painters Frank Auerbach and Nicholas Harding.
When did Ben Quilty go to Afghanistan?
October 2011
After spending over three weeks talking to Australian servicemen and women in Afghanistan, Ben Quilty felt an overwhelming need to tell their stories. He went there in October 2011 as an official war artist, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial and attached to the Australian Defence Force.
Are Ben and Andy Quilty related?
Ben Quilty credits the family’s prodigious creative output — a cousin, Andy Quilty, is a painter based in Perth — as part fluke, part product of a philosophical outlook that emphasised art alongside sport and family as central to life.
Who is Andy Quilty?
Andy Quilty is a multidisciplinary artist engaged with the experience, documentation and interrogation of societal anxieties around criminality in a suburban context.
Did Ben Quilty win the Archibald Prize?
Ben Quilty won last year’s Archibald Prize with his portrait of the late, much-loved artist Margaret Olley. In October 2011, Quilty toured with Australian troops as the official Australian war artist for the Australian War Memorial as part of its Official War Art Scheme. He met Captain S in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.
When did Ben Quilty win the Archibald Prize?
2011
Ben Quilty (born 1973) is an Australian artist and social commentator, who has won a series of painting prizes: the 2014 Prudential Eye Award, 2011 Archibald Prize, and 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. He has been described as one of Australia’s most famous living artists.
Where is Andrew Quilty now?
He has been based in Kabul, Afghanistan ever since.
Are Ben and Andrew Quilty related?
Where does Frank Auerbach live?
London
Auerbach is a figurative painter, who focuses on portraits and city scenes in and around the area of London in which he lives, Camden Town.
