Duncan McGregor Whyte Scotland, Europe, Australia, 1866-1953
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About Duncan McGregor Whyte
The son of a minister of religion, Duncan McGregor Whyte, was born in Argyll, Scotland in 1865. At an early age, he went to Glasgow to study art and continued these studies under van Havermant at the State School in Antwerp. He then studied in Paris under Delecluse, Gallat and Delance. His studies completed, he travelled extensively working on commission in various parts of the world. He arrived in Sydney in April or May 1913 on the RMS Marama from New York. In 1914 he went to St. George in Queensland, returning to Sydney in September 1916. In November that year he moved to Perth. He was involved with the West Australian Society of Arts and was its President from 1920 to 1921. While in Perth he completed several commissioned portraits, the most notable being that of Captain H. V. Throssell, Australia's first VC winner in the Great War. In 1920, he painted Dr Riley, the Archbishop of Perth. He left Perth soon afterwards and was back in Scotland in 1923.He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Paris Salon and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts who awarded him the James Torrance Memorial Prize in 1947.
The total number of works by Duncan Whyte offered for sale by auction since 1983 is 75, of which 55 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,520 for Perth Foreshore sold by Mossgreen Auctions in June 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Duncan Whyte are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Duncan McGregor Whyte 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 1023
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…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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