James Alfred Turner Australia, 1850-1908
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About James Alfred Turner
Born in 1850, in Bradford, Yorkshire, and arrived in Melbourne in about 1873 with the aim of becoming a full time artist. In 1884 he was commissioned to paint 14 scenes of bush life which were donated to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. In 1888 two of his paintings won 3rd awards of merit in the Melbourne Centennial (International) Exhibition. He was a prolific painter, able to work in oil and watercolour or gouache, depicting landscapes and bush scenes. His works are represented in several public and private collections. James Turner Turner died unexpectedly of heart disease on 13 April 1908 at Canterbury, Victoria.
James Turner is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1967 of 1,022, of which 716 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $242,000 for View Down Collins Street from Spring Street sold by Sotheby's in April 1987. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by James Turner are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
James Alfred Turner 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 969
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 688
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 374
- 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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