Robert William Bugg Australia, 1853-1937
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About Robert William Bugg
Born in England about 1853, Robert Bugg arrived in Melbourne in 1857. He studied in Melbourne, becoming a portrait, marine and landscape painter using oil and watercolour. He exhibited with the Victorian Academy of Arts from 1878 and later with the Victorian Artists' Society. In 1892 Bugg moved to Bendigo where he opened a photographic studio.
The earliest auction listing we have for Robert Bugg is in 1972 and in total 19 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 14 (74%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2011.
Robert William Bugg 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 292
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 292
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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