Thomas Turner Britain, Australia, 1813-95
Past Sales
Sales by Medium
Where to buy or sell art works by Thomas Turner
Auction Houses
About Thomas Turner
Born in England in 1813, Thomas Turner arrived in Perth in 1830. A topographical artist, architect and surveyor, he also worked for a time as a gold miner in Victoria, an employee of the Lands Department and a farmer in New South Wales. He is noted for his fine watercolours of the Augusta-Busselton area in south-west Western Australia; some of these are held in the state gallery and in the Battye Library, Perth. His work is also represented in the Mitchell Library in Sydney.
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 1988.
Thomas Turner 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 970
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 814
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 374
- 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.
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.