Jan Hendrik Scheltema Australia, 1861-1941
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About Jan Hendrik Scheltema
Born in The Netherlands in 1861, Scheltema studied first with the Gouda painter J.J. Bertelman (1821-1899), and then at other places including the Royal Academies in The Hague and Antwerp and worked as a portrait painter prior to his arrival in Australia in 1888. He is best known for his landscapes with foreground livestock, a genre echoing Paulus Potter and he mostly painted in Victoria. He is recorded to have collaborated by contract with Charles Rolando from 1889 to 1893, painting cattle and sheep into Rolando's landscapes. Later Scheltema ran his own painting classes, which included the older painter Robert Camm. The prolific Scheltema travelled back to Europe twice: in 1898-1899 and in 1909-1911, when he also painted some time in Tunisia, Italy, Switzerland and Scotland. He died in Brisbane in 1941.
Jan Scheltema 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 958, of which 689 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $138,000 for Morley's Track Fernshaw (Hauling Logs) sold by Goodmans Auctioneers in November 2002. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jan Scheltema are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Jan Hendrik Scheltema 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 859
- 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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