Godfrey Charles Mundy Britain, Australia, 1804-60
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About Charles Mundy
Born in England in 1804, Godfrey Mundy arrived in New South Wales in 1846 as Deputy Adjutant-General of the colonial forces. Also a writer and artist, he wrote and illustrated the publication 'Our Antipodes' (Bentley, London 1852); the proof plates for this book are held in the National Library in Canberra. Mundy left Australia in 1851 and returned to England where he died in 1860.
The total number of works by Godfrey Mundy offered for sale by auction since 1984 is 5, of which 5 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,834 for Auckland from the Harbour sold by Dunbar Sloane in August 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020. Works by Godfrey Mundy are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Charles Mundy 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 706
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 552
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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