Joseph Wolinski Australia, 1872-1955
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About Joseph Wolinski
Born in Altona, Germany, in 1872, Joseph Wolinski arrived in Australia via the UK in 1883, aged seven. He studied in Sydney at the Julian Ashton School and travelled to Europe where he later became Painting Master at Saville House School in Mansfield. A portraitist and landscape painter, working oils, he exhibited at the Royal Academy and in Paris and returned to Australia in 1911. In 1913 he again visited England and joined the Royal Academy Artist's Corps during World War I. He later went to the United States and exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York, returning to Australian in 1918. In the 1930s he opened his own Art School, the Academy Wolinski.
The earliest auction listing we have for Joseph Wolinski is in 1972 and in total 41 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 23 (56%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,600 for Mary Putland, 1806 - Daughter of Governor Bligh, First Owner of Werrington Park sold by Christies in December 1994. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2010. Works by Joseph Wolinski are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Joseph Wolinski 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 1035
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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