James Hesketh Biggs Britain, Australia, 1824-1901
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About James Hesketh Biggs
James Hesketh was a painter, amateur photographer, engraver, lithographer and army officer. He was awarded the prize for the best landscape in oils at the 1866 exhibition of the South Australian Society of Arts for his watercolour view of Robe Town, Guichen Bay. He also exhibited photographs, lithographs and wood-engravings and received another prize for his stereoscopic photographs. at the society’s 1867 exhibition. Biggs won four prizes in 1869, including one for the best original South Australian landscape in oils by an amateur. He won a further four prizes at the following year’s exhibition, and his 1871 awards included prizes for the best oil painting illustrative of colonial life and best oil painting by a South Australian artist.
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 2015.
James Hesketh Biggs is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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