William Beckwith McInnes Australia, 1889-1939
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About William Beckwith McInnes
William Beckwith McInnes was born in Melbourne. At the age of 14 joined the National Gallery School under Fred McCubbin. In 1912 travelled abroad, and on returning was appointed drawing master of Melbourne's National Gallery from 1918 to 1933. He was appointed acting director in 1933. McInnes won the Archibald Prize six times: in each year between 1921 and 1924 and then three more times at a later date. He also won the Wynne Prize. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1928, and was president of the Australian Art Association in 1923-24. He is recognised as one of Australia's greatest middle period traditional artists.
William McInnes is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1966 of 619, of which 463 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $109,187 for Landscape with Hay Wagon sold by Sotheby's in May 2005. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by William McInnes are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
William Beckwith McInnes 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 646
- 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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