Oswald Walters Brierly, 1817-94 has 91 works listed in the Australian Art Sales Digest.

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Oswald Walters Brierly, 1817-94, Australia, New Zealand.

Born Chester, England. A pupil of the Sass School, exhibited works Royal Academy. He cruised to Australia in 1841 in the 'Wanderer' and for a few years stayed at Twofold Bay. In 1842 he went on the H.M.S. 'Rattlesnake' to survey the Great Barrier Reef, etc. He returned to England in 1851. Briefly re-visited Australia when he accompanied The Duke of Edinburgh on the 'Galetea.' Appointed marine painter to the Queen. A number of his works are in the Mitchell Library.

Top Five Sale Prices

Oswald Walters Brierly, East Boyd, Twofold Bay, New South Wales, watercolour and gouache, signed 'Osw Brierly' lower left; titled and dated 'East Boyd/ 1847' lower right, 33.5 x 63.5 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 27/11/01

Oswald Walter Brierly, The First Day of Oysters - Swansea Bay, watercolour, signed and dated 'Oswald Brierly R. W. S. 1885' lower left, 50 x 134 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 26/11/96

Oswald Walters Brierly, A Hurricane Squall in the Straits of Magellan, 25th May 1851, watercolour, signed and dated lower left, 158.5 x 105.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 19/04/93

Oswald Walters Brierly, HMS Galatea off Glenelg and Adelaide, South Australia, 31 October 1867, watercolour heightened with white, signed and inscribed 'O. W. Brierly/Adelaide HMS Galatea, Glenelg/ Glenelg/ South Australia', 16.2 x 29.9 cm, Price $****, Christies, London, 27/09/96

Oswald Walters Brierly, The Bragozzi Shortening Sail to Squall, Venice, watercolour, bodycolour and pencil, signed and dated 1885 lower left, 63.5 x 91.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23/08/92

The table below shows the number of works of art by Oswald Walters Brierly offered and sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last thirty years and listed in our database. Full details of each work, including title, medium, size, signature and sold price are available to subscribers.

Medium Offered Sold

Paintings 5 3

Works on Paper 70 37

Prints & Graphics 16 10

The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 300,000 works by more than 11,400 artists who have either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand since the early 1970s. The database is regularly updated with current year auction results, as they become available.
The information is used Access to the database is available on either a monthly subscription for $Au25.00 or annual subscription for $Au145.00. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please click here for our Secure Subscription Form
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Oswald Walters Brierly, 1817-94, Australia, New Zealand.
Born Chester, England. A pupil of the Sass School, exhibited works Royal Academy. He cruised to Australia in 1841 in the 'Wanderer' and for a few years stayed at Twofold Bay. In 1842 he went on the H.M.S. 'Rattlesnake' to survey the Great Barrier Reef, etc. He returned to England in 1851. Briefly re-visited Australia when he accompanied The Duke of Edinburgh on the 'Galetea.' Appointed marine painter to the Queen. A number of his works are in the Mitchell Library.
Top Five Sale Prices
Oswald Walters Brierly, East Boyd, Twofold Bay, New South Wales, watercolour and gouache, signed 'Osw Brierly' lower left; titled and dated 'East Boyd/ 1847' lower right, 33.5 x 63.5 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 27/11/01
Oswald Walter Brierly, The First Day of Oysters - Swansea Bay, watercolour, signed and dated 'Oswald Brierly R. W. S. 1885' lower left, 50 x 134 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 26/11/96
Oswald Walters Brierly, A Hurricane Squall in the Straits of Magellan, 25th May 1851, watercolour, signed and dated lower left, 158.5 x 105.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 19/04/93
Oswald Walters Brierly, HMS Galatea off Glenelg and Adelaide, South Australia, 31 October 1867, watercolour heightened with white, signed and inscribed 'O. W. Brierly/Adelaide HMS Galatea, Glenelg/ Glenelg/ South Australia', 16.2 x 29.9 cm, Price $****, Christies, London, 27/09/96
Oswald Walters Brierly, The Bragozzi Shortening Sail to Squall, Venice, watercolour, bodycolour and pencil, signed and dated 1885 lower left, 63.5 x 91.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23/08/92
The table below shows the number of works of art by Oswald Walters Brierly offered and sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last thirty years and listed in our database. Full details of each work, including title, medium, size, signature and sold price are available to subscribers.
Medium	Offered	Sold
Paintings	5	3
Works on Paper	70	37
Prints & Graphics	16	10
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 300,000 works by more than 11,400 artists who have either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand since the early 1970s. The database is regularly updated with current year auction results, as they become available. The information is used Access to the database is available on either a monthly subscription for $Au25.00 or annual subscription for $Au145.00. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please click here for our Secure Subscription Form Please note we do not buy, sell, appraise or value works of art, but offer an information resource used by auction houses, collectors, commercial galleries, valuers, researchers and consultants.