Oswald Rose Campbell Australia, 1820-87
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About Oswald Rose Campbell
Born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1820, and at 19 was admitted as a student of the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh. From 1842 to 1852 he studied at the Royal Academy School in London and became a member of the National Institution of Artists. Oswald Campbell arrived in Australia in 1852. In 1870 he became the first president of the newly-founded Victorian Academy of Arts and at its first exhibition showed several works. He was a cartoonist for 'Melbourne Punch' and 'Illustrated Australian News'. He was drawing master at Melbourne National Gallery School.
The earliest auction listing we have for Oswald Campbell is in 1972 and in total 16 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (56%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $39,600 for Prospecting in Australia sold by Sotheby's in April 1987. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Oswald Campbell are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Oswald Rose Campbell 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 307
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 130
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 293
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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