John Gully Australia, New Zealand, 1819-88
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About John Gully
Born in England in 1819, John Gully was originally a draughtsman in an iron foundry. He travelled to New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1852, but moved to Nelson in 1860 due to the New Zealand Wars. He became drawing master at Nelson College, New Zealand's oldest state school. He is believed to have moved to Australia in the 1870s where he became a member of the Victorian Academy of Fine Arts. He established his reputation in Australia from the engravings published in the 'Australasian Sketcher' in 1873-74 and the Picturesque Atlas of Australia in 1883-1886. He was described by the New Zealand Herald in 1926 as 'the greatest landscape painter of this country".
John Gully is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1970 of 478, of which 297 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $85,907 for Mount Richmond, Nelson sold by Webb's in March 1995. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by John Gully are held by the Suter Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
John Gully 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 486
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 52
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 103
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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