John Michael Skipper Britain, Australia, 1815-83
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About John Michael Skipper
Painter, sketcher, cartoonist, writer and solicitor, John Skipper was born on 12 July 1815 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1836 and practiced law, articled to a judge and the South Australian Advocate General. After becoming known as an artist in South Australia depicting its landscape, people and natural history he moved to Victoria, where he travelled and sketched the goldfields. He died in 1883 in Kent Town, South Australia. He was the father of artist Mervyn Skipper (c1884-1950) and grandfather of Matcham Skipper (1921-2011).
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 1986.
John Michael Skipper 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 886
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 729
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 366
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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