Sarah Stone Britain, Australia, c1760-1844
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About Sarah Stone
Sarah Stone (later Smith) was an English painter and natural history illustrator active in England from about 1777 to 1820. She never visited Australia, but was commissioned by naturalists such as Sir Joseph Banks to make watercolour drawings of the natural history specimens and artefacts found on expeditions around the world.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Sarah Stone from 1988 and in total 16 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 10 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $107,000 for The Interior of Sir Ashton Lever's Museum when at Leicester House, London sold by Sotheby's in August 2000. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2013. Works by Sarah Stone are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia.
Sarah Stone is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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