John White Scotland, Britain, Australia, 1851-1933
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About John White
John White was born in Edinburgh in 1851 and migrated to Australia aged 5 with his family in 1856. A landscape, portrait and genre painter, he studied at Dr Brunton's school, Melbourne, in the late 1860s, the Artisans' School of Design in Carlton and the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He travelled to the UK in the early 1870s and studied at Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1873 - 1879. He exhibited at the Melbourne Public Library Exhibition in 1869, the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870 and the London International Exhibition in 1873. His paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1877 and at other major exhibition venues in London. John White was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1882. He died in 1933 in Devon, England, UK.
The earliest auction listing we have for John White is in 1976 and in total 48 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (54%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,290 for Mt. Lofty Range and Torrens Lake from Weir Bridge - Sunrise sold by Elder Fine Art in August 2010. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by John White are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Christchurch Art Gallery and National Gallery of Australia.
John White 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 1020
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 380
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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