Harold Brees Australia, 1841-1904
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About Harold Brees
Born in London in 1841, Harold Brees was a painter, cartoonist, lithographer, architect and surveyor, the son of Samuel Brees who was an artist and architect. Brees lived in New Zealand for a number of years before moving to Sydney in 1858. He worked as an architect, also accepting comminssions and teaching painting, exhibiting at the Art Society of N.S.W. from 1881.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Harold Brees from 1972 and in total 48 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 28 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,500 for On the Lookout sold by Leonard Joel in July 1987. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
Harold Brees 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 281
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 92
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 290
- 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.
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