John Paine Australia, 1834-1915
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About John Paine
John Paine started working as a photographer in 1869 in Tamworth, NSW, and moved to Sydney in 1874 where he became a well known photographer. He exhibited photographs at the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879, winning a silver medal and at the International Colonial & Industrial Exhibition, Amsterdam, 1883 and at the International Exhibition Calcutta in 1885, winning a silver medal. He also travelled with the Australian Squadron and recorded the establishment of the British Protectorate over South-East New Guinea in 1884. He also photographed the street decorations for Federation in Sydney in 1901. However, he made his living selling picturesque views of Sydney, and the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. His work was featured in the exhibition Treasures of Light, Macleay Museum, Sydney University in 1998 which included work from twenty-one photographic collections owned by the Museum.
Our database records art auction sales of works by John Paine from 2005 and in total 16 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 10 (63%) 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 Paine are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
John Paine is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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