Nicholas Chevalier Europe, Australia, New Zealand, 1828-1902
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About Nicholas Chevalier
Born in Russia in 1828, Chevalier studied painting in Europe before moving to Australia in 1855. He became known as a painter of Australian landscapes and as a cartoonist and lithographer, and was the first cartoonist on the magazine Melbourne 'Punch' (1856-61). He later travelled to New Zealand and in 1865 was commisioned by the Otago and Canterbury Provinicial Councils to make Pictorial Surveys to be exhibited in London, in order to attract new settlers. In 1868 accompanied the Duke of Edinburgh on a world tour. His works are represented in several state and provincial galleries and in the Wellington Gallery, New Zealand.
Nicholas Chevalier is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 501, of which 322 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $300,000 for Mount Abrupt and the Grampians sold by Mossgreen Auctions in October 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Nicholas Chevalier are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further eight major public national galleries (see list below).
Nicholas Chevalier 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 320
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 148
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 295
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 52
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 43
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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