Isaac Walter Jenner Britain, Australia, 1836-1902
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About Walter Jenner
Isaac Walter Jenner was born at Godalming, Surrey, UK. in 1836. He joined the Royal Navy; went through the Crimean War in the Black Sea and was on the 'Royal Albert' in the Baltic. He retired from the navy in 1865 and practised as a marine painter at Brighton and exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1883 Jenner settled in Brisbane and took a leading part in forming the Queensland Art Society and in founding the Queensland Art Gallery, where he is represented by a marine painting. His influence on his fellow artists was considerable. He is regarded as the "father" of Queensland art, his studio at Taringa was a centre which attracted leading Queensland artists of the time, and among the artists encouraged by him was J. J. Hilder.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Isaac Jenner from 1971 and in total 106 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 74 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $14,300 for Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay (2) sold by Christies in April 1990. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Isaac Jenner are held by the Queensland Art Gallery and National Gallery of Australia.
Walter Jenner 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 551
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 328
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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