Richard Read, Junior Britain, Australia, c1796-1862
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About Richard Read, Junior
Born in Ireland about 1796, Richard Read, Junior arrived in Australia as a free settler in 1819. Apparently estranged from his father, Richard Read, Senior, he set up as a portrait and historical painter, advertising in the 'Sydney Gazette' in 1821. Read moved to Victoria in the late 1850s where he died in 1862.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Richard Read, Junior from 1976 and in total 9 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 8 (89%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $50,000 for Portrait of Miss Julia Johnstone sold by Sotheby's in October 1984. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
Richard Read, Junior 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 816
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 659
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 358
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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