William Nicholas Rowell Australia, 1898-1946
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About William Rowell
Born in Melbourne. Studied at the National Gallery School under McCubbin and Hall, also under Meldrum from 1913 to 1915. A portrait and landscape painter, he was a Foundation Member of of the Australian Academy of Art and Winner of Centenary Art Prize, Melbourne, in 1934, the Melrose Prize in 1937 as well as the Crouch Prize in 1939. He taught Drawing at National Gallery Art School from 1941 to 1946 and was Acting Head from 1945 to 1946.
We have records of art auction sales by William Rowell from 1967 and in total 318 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 222 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,150 for Afternoon Heat 1930 sold by Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers in April 2024. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by William Rowell are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
William Rowell 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 845
- 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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