James Buckingham Philp Britain, Australia, 1830-?
Past Sales
Sales by Medium
Where to buy or sell art works by James Buckingham Philp
Auction Houses
About James Buckingham Philp
A painter, lithographer, architectural draughtsman and amateur actor who arrived in Melbourne in 1853. He was lithographical draftsman for the Department of Crown Lands in Victoria and contributed plates for Charles Troedel's The Melbourne Album published in 1863. He left Melbourne in 1865 under suspicion of stealing a large sum of money from a bank and a sports association.
The total number of works by James Philp offered for sale by auction since 1977 is 9, of which 7 (78%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2015. Works by James Philp are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art and National Gallery of Australia.
James Buckingham Philp 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 775
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 626
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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.
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 610,000 works by more than 12,000 artists who are listed as having either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, and an additional 36,000 foreign and other artists, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand from the early 1970s to the present day.
Access to the database is available on either a monthly or annual subscription. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please proceed to our Subscription Form.