Joshua [William Joshua] Smith Australia, 1905-95
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About Joshua Smith
Born in New South Wales in 1905, studies at the East Sydney Technical College and the Julian Ashton School. During World War II he worked in a mobile camouflage unit. He became the subject of drawings and paintings by Sir William Dobell, and Smith is known not only for his painting, but for the controversial portrait painted of him by Sir William Dobell, and which won the Archibald Prize in 1943. Joshua Smith himself won the Archibald Prize in 1944. He exhibited with the New South Wales Society of Artists and the Royal Art Society, Sydney. He died in 1995. The Manly Gallery, Sydney held a restropective of his work in 2005-2006.
The total number of works by Joshua Smith offered for sale by auction since 1967 is 131, of which 91 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $17,080 for Poppies (Circa 1930) sold by Sotheby's in May 2016. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Joshua Smith are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Portrait Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Joshua Smith 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 895
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 635
- 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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