J. MacFarlane Scotland, Australia, 1857-1936
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About J. MacFarlane
was born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire in 1857, and travelled to Australia c1881. He collaborated with the wood engraver F.A. Sleap on a series of illustrations Sketches on the Coast for The Illustrated Australian News. In 1890, Macfarlane and Sleap were also working for The Australian News and Musical Times. He contributed drawings of striking miners at Broken Hill to The Queensland Leader and illustrated his first book, At The Races: The Melbourne Cup 1892. In 1898, he began contributing cartoons to The Barrier Daily Truth, a newspaper which had been launched in January 1898 in Broken Hill. MacFarlane also created numerous works based on Australian explorations, including those of Leichhardt, John McDowall Stuart and John Forrest. Macfarlane left Australia shortly after this returned to England and began a new career as an illustrator of children's books.
We have records of art auction sales by J. MacFarlane from 1973 and in total 12 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 11 (92%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,920 for Souvenir Killara and Dalry Leather-Bound Volume sold by Leonard Joel in December 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2013.
J. MacFarlane 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 643
- 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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