William Gregory Grant Australia, 1876-1951
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About William Gregory Grant
Born in Brisbane in 1876, William Grant attended night classess at the Brisbane Technical College under Godfrey Rivers. In later life he exhibited in Brisbane and his work was included in the exhibition Present Day Australian Art in the Lower Melbourne Town Hall in 1945. He was a member of the Victorian Artists Society and the Queeensland Art Society, where he held the position of Treasurer for many years. In 1946 he was appointed a Trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery, a position he held until 1951. Grant died in 1951.
The total number of works by William Grant offered for sale by auction since 1980 is 24, of which 14 (58%) were sold. 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 Grant are held by the Queensland Art Gallery.
William Gregory Grant 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 475
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 317
- 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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