Charles Dickson Gregory Britain, Australia, 1850-1920
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About Charles Gregory
Born in Milford, Surrey, England in 25 March 1849, Charles Dickson Gregory Junior arrived in Australia as a child with his father in 1851 and lived in Melbourne area. An oil painter and watercolourist, he frequently painted birds. Gregory was a founding member of the Victorian Academy of Arts, but returned to London at the age of 24, studied at the Royal Academy School in London and became a member of the Newlyn School of artists. He lived in Cornwall, Buckinghamshire, and Surrey. He is best known for his his dainty watercolour landscape paintings, many of which are held in the La Trobe Library, Melbourne.
In our database, 14 works by Charles Gregory are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1976, of which 8 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,317 for Sailing Ship in Cowes Harbour sold by Webb's in July 1997. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Charles Gregory are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Charles Gregory 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 480
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 317
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
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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