Albert J. Hanson Australia, New Zealand, 1866-1914
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About Albert Hanson
Born in New South Wales in 1866, Albert J. Hanson studied at the Royal Art Society in Sydney in mid 1880s, and became known as a painter of seascapes. He became a member of the Royal Art Society in 1889 and exhibited that year, and in the same year moved to Dunedin, New Zealand where he conducted an art school. He later returned to Sydney, and then lived in London for four years from 1892. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He returned to Sydney in 1896, where he lived until his death in 1914.
The total number of works by Albert Hanson offered for sale by auction since 1971 is 91, of which 66 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $68,723 for In the Golden Gleam of a Summer Sun sold by Menzies in March 2012. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Albert Hanson are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum Of New Zealand and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Albert Hanson 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 497
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 320
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 107
- 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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