John Samuel Coulson Mills Australia, 1907-1993
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About John Samuel Coulson Mills
John Mills was born in Strathfield NSW in 1907. He gained admission on scholarship to the Sydney Technical College (later National Art School) at the age of 13 and later attended classes at the Royal Art Society of NSW on a scholarship under the tutelage of Datillo Rubbo, Sydney Long and James R Jackson, winning a number of class prizes. He worked as a freelance artist and exhibited with the Royal Art Society as well as the NSW Society of Artists before joining Australian Consolidated Press in 1938. In 1942 he enlisted as a volunteer in the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve and became an unofficial war artist. After the war he returned to work with Australian Consolidated press until retiring in 1973. Although principally an illustrator, his watercolour landscapes were selected for the Wynne Prize on six occasions in the 1960s and he continued to paint for leisure in both oils and watercolours.
Our database records art auction sales of works by John Mills from 1980 and in total 11 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 8 (73%) 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 Mills are held by the Queensland Art Gallery.
John Samuel Coulson Mills is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 473
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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