Brett Whiteley (1939-92) Australia

Biographical Information

Born in Sydney in 1939, Whiteley studied at the Julian Ashton School before going to Europe in 1960. He lived in London for most of the 1960s, exhibiting successfully there. A painter of large colourful abstracts, Whiteley won many awards and scholarships including the 1976 Archibald and Sulman prizes and the 1977 Wynne Prize. His work is represented in all major state and provincial collections and in many overseas galleries. He died in 1992. Edit or add to this biography

Market Information

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	Total number sold	Number with images	Highest price	Recent average price*
Paintings	293	157	A$3,480,000	A$529,516
Works on Paper	414	218	A$324,500	A$18,853
Prints & Graphics	919	435	A$40,250	A$6,918
Photographs	10	2	A$175,000	N/A
Objects	26	15	A$228,000	N/A

^* Calculated on sales over the last three years, where there are a sufficient number of sales over that period.

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