Jacob Janssen Europe, Australia, 1779-1856
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About Jacob Janssen
Born in Ebling, Prussia in 1779 Jacob Janssen arrived in Sydney in 1840. A portrait, topographical and miniaturist painter, his work was included in the Art Gallery of New South Wales showing The Artist and the Patron in 1988 and the Great Australian Art Exhibition, 1788-1988 at the Commonwealth Art Institute in London in 1988.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Jacob Janssen from 1984 and in total 10 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 6 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $429,118 for View of Sydney sold by Sotheby's in October 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Jacob Janssen are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Jacob Janssen 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 550
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 397
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 327
- 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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