George Edwards Peacock Britain, Australia, 1806-1880
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About George Edwards Peacock
Born in England in 1806, Peacock was a London attorney when, in 1836, he was convicted of forging a signature on a power of attorney and sentenced to transportation for life. Following an unhappy period in Port Macquarie he received a conditional pardon in 1846. He remained in Australia, working as a meterorologist until 1856. During this period and up to the late 1880s he painted in the Sydney area, usually harbour and topographical views, and often painted on copper.
We have records of art auction sales by George Peacock from 1969 and in total 208 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 158 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $180,000 for Suite of Early Views of Sydney from Craigend, Darlinghurst 1843-44 (6) sold by Deutscher~Menzies in December 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by George Peacock are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia.
George Edwards Peacock 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 766
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 609
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 352
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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