W. Follen Bishop Britain, Australia, 1856-1936
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About W. Follen Bishop
Born in Liverpool, England, Walter Follen Bishop studied at the Liverpool South District School of Art and in Paris. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1882. He travelled widely in Great Britain as well as in Australia, South Africa and the Channel Islands. Married to Florence Fitzgerald, little is known of their Australian travels. However he is believed to have lived in South Australia for several years. A number of Australian paintings by both artists are known to exist.
The earliest auction listing we have for W. Follen Bishop is in 1974 and in total 102 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 69 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $22,425 for The Curfew Tolls the Knell of Parting Day (A VIew Of Hahndorf from The South with The Road Leading Into Hahndorf) sold by Elder Fine Art in September 2011. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by W. Follen Bishop are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia.
W. Follen Bishop is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 287
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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