James Northfield Australia, 1887-1973
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About James Northfield
A Melbourne painter, illustrator and poster artist, Northfield was born in Bendigo in 1887. He painted impressionist style landscapes, but is best known as a poster artist for the Australian National Travel Association from the 1920s to the 1970s, promoting Australian holiday destinations to local and overseas travellers. Many of poster designs were included in the 1999-2000 exhibition Follow the Sun - Australian travel posters 1930s–1950s at the National Library of Australia, and in other locations.
In our database, 93 works by James Northfield are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1974, of which 70 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,921 for Australia / Great Barrier Coral Reef sold by Swann Auction Galleries in November 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by James Northfield are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
James Northfield 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 736
- 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…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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