John Campbell Longstaff Australia, Europe, 1862-1941
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About John Longstaff
Born at Clunes, Victoria, John Longstaff studied at the National Gallery School and at Paris under F. Cormon. He won the first National Gallery Travelling Scholarship in 1887 and achieve Honourable Mention at the Paris Salon in 1891 and Royal Academy in 1893. He was appointed an Official artist in World War I. He was the founder and first president of the Australian Academy of Art, and the first Australian painter to be knighted in 1928. He was the winner of Archibald Prize five times.
The total number of works by John Longstaff offered for sale by auction since 1967 is 220, of which 160 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $61,500 for Master Rupert Ryan sold by Bonhams in August 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by John Longstaff are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
John Longstaff 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 625
- 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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