Frederick Christian (Fred) Britton Britain, Australia, 1889-1931
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About Frederick Christian (Fred) Britton
Born in London in 1889, Fred Britton studied at the Slade School where he won a scholarship for two years. He arrived in Adelaide in 1910, aged 21 and became a teacher at the South Australian School of Arts & Crafts.. Painter and etcher. In World War II he served with the AIF and then returned to Adelaide to become the first principal of the Adelaide School of Arts. He later moved to Sydney where he taught at the East Sydney Technical College.
The total number of works by Fred Britton offered for sale by auction since 1982 is 19, of which 18 (95%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018. Works by Fred Britton are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Frederick Christian (Fred) Britton 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 284
- 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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