John Black Henderson Britain, Australia, 1827-1918
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About John Black Henderson
Born in London in 1827, John Henderson studied art in Edinburgh and architecture in London. He migrated to Australia in 1851 and after working on the goldfields, was employed by the Victorian Government Surevey Office. He sketched around Melbourne and the goldfields in the 1850's and 60's and exhibited in the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition of 1856. He moved to Sydney in 1877 where he continued to work until the early 1900s. His works are of early historical interest and are represented in the Mitchell Library.
Our database records art auction sales of works by John Henderson from 1967 and in total 39 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 27 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,925 for Argyle Street, Sydney sold by Sotheby's in November 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by John Henderson are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
John Black Henderson 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 510
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 321
- 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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