William Henry Raworth Britain, New Zealand, Australia, 1821-1904
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About William Raworth
Born in England in 1821, Raworth arrived in New Zealand at Lyttelton on the Banks Peninsula on the Sir John Seymour in 1850 and taught art at Lyttleton School, then in Christchurch and Sydney. He worked in both New Zealand and Australia and is primarily recognised for his romantic watercolour landscapes. He exhibited in Christchurch in 1871 and 1873 and in Otago in 1876 to 1878. He also exhibited in Sydney and Melbourne in 1872. He was a regular traveller between New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom and he died in Sydney in 1904.
The earliest auction listing we have for William Raworth is in 1971 and in total 390 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 250 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,594 for On the Llugwg, Wales sold by International Art Centre in October 1999. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by William Raworth are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
William Raworth 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 814
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 357
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 208
- 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.
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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