Richard Godfrey Rivers Britain, Australia, 1859-1925
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About Godfrey Rivers
Born in England in 1859, Rivers studied in England and exhibited at the Royal Academy in London before coming to Australia in 1889. He settled in Queensland, where he worked to establish the Queensland Art Gallery, of which he became curator. He spent the last ten years of his life in Tasmania, an active member of the art community there.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Richard Rivers from 1974 and in total 22 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 19 (86%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,800 for Untitled (Landscape) 1889 sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in August 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018. Works by Richard Rivers are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Godfrey Rivers 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 828
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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