James Clark Waite Britain, France, Australia, 1832-1921
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About James Clark Waite
Born in England in 1832, Waite studied in the UK and Paris. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1863, becoming a member of the Royal Society of British Artists a decade later. Waite arrived in Australia in 1886. He was an early member of the Australian Artists' Association and a foundation member of the Victorian Artists' Society. He painted portraits of the leading citizens of Victoria in the 1880s and 1890s. He is also known for his landscapes of Tasmania and the Ovens Valley area of Victoria.
We have records of art auction sales by James Waite from 1970 and in total 138 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 82 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $64,432 for Melbourne sold by Menzies in September 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by James Waite are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and Auckland Art Gallery.
James Clark Waite 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 994
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 376
- 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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