George Penkivil Slade Australia, 1832-96
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About George Penkivell Slade
Active in New South Wales in the latter half of the 19th century, George Slade was born in England in 1832. He painted topographical paintings and landscapes in Tasmania and the Sydney area. He exhibited with the New South Wales Academy of Arts and is represented in the Mitchell Library.
The earliest auction listing we have for George Slade is in 1971 and in total 9 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $99,000 for Sydney and Its Environs, eighty drawings and watercolours (80) sold by Sotheby's in April 1989. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2017.
George Penkivell Slade 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 888
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 366
- 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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