John Watt Beattie Scotland, Australia, 1859-1930
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About John Watt Beattie
Photographer and collector John Beattie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland 1859 and was taught photography by his father. He arrived in Tasmania in 1878. He worked at the Anson Bros. photographic business in the 1880s, and later purchased the business, renaming it Beatties Studio. As a collector he accumulated a trove of prints, paintings and drawings of Tasmania, which were purchased by the Launceston City Council in 1927, three years before his death. Historical photographs by him are also held by the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery.
In our database, 16 works by John Beattie are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 2003, of which 9 (56%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by John Beattie are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
John Watt Beattie 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 248
- 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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