Alfred William Eustace Australia, 1820-1907
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About Alfred William Eustace
Born in England in 1820, Alfred Eustace arrived in Australia in 1851. A colonial landscape painter he painted in the Melbourne and goldfields areas. Also known as a taxidermist he prepared many of the animals and birds in the Beechworth Museum in Victoria. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and died in 1907.
In our database, 122 works by Alfred Eustace are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1972, of which 85 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $16,800 for Chiltern, Victoria (Australian Bullockies with Ned Kelly Poster) c. 1880 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in March 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Alfred Eustace are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Alfred William Eustace 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 408
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 246
- 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.
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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