John Samuel Watkins Britain, Australia, 1866-1942
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About John Samuel Watkins
Born in Wolverhampton, England in 1866, Watkins studied at the Royal Academy and after arriving in Sydney in 1882, at the Art Society of New South Wales School. He opened his own art school in Sydney which was still operating in 1934. He was a member of the Royal Art Society of NSW and a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
John Watkins is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1973 of 569, of which 324 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $103,700 for Goldfish (1919) sold by Sotheby's in May 2017. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by John Watkins are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and National Portrait Gallery.
John Samuel Watkins 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 1005
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 378
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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