Alexander Douglas Colquhoun Australia, 1862-1941
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About Alexander Colquhoun
Born in Glasgow in 1862, Colquhoun arrived in Australia in 1876 and studied at the National Gallery School. He was a member of the Australian Art Association, Twenty Melbourne Painters and the Australian Academy of Art, secretary of the Artists' Society and Trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria. He worked as the art critic for the Melbourne 'Age' during the 1930s. Note: The signature A. Colquhoun is Alexander Colquhoun. The signature A. D. Colquhoun is his son, Archibald Douglas Colquhoun
In our database, 134 works by Alexander Colquhoun are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1976, of which 108 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $17,250 for A Spring Morning sold by GFL Fine Art in November 2015. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Alexander Colquhoun are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Alexander Colquhoun 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 336
- 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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