Charles S. Bennett Australia, 1869-1930
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About Charles Bennett
Charles S. Bennett was born in Mornington, Victoria in 1869. He became friendly with artist Louis Buvelot, and became proficient in woodcuts, engravings, pen-and ink, sketches and watercolours. He is known to have painted landscapes in and around Melbourne in from the 1880s to the 1930s. He worked as an engraver for newspaper publisher, David Syme & Co. in Melbourne.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Charles Bennett from 1967 and in total 184 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 146 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,080 for View from the High Country 1891 sold by Leonard Joel in August 1999. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Charles Bennett are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Charles Bennett 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 253
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 286
- 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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