John Skinner Prout Britain, Australia, 1805-76
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About John Skinner Prout
The nephew of Samuel Prout, Prout was born in England in 1806 and arrived in Australia in 1840 where he became a well-known and successful artist, / lithographer and lecturer. He moved to Hobart, Tasmania where he established a vogue for painting in watercolour and published further lithographs before returning to London in 1848 In 1844 he published a series of lithographic views in 'Sydney Illustrated'. Here he began a fashion for painting watercolours. After a brief visit to Melbourne he returned to England in 1848.
John Prout is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1967 of 558, of which 397 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $180,000 for Willoughby Falls, c. 1842 sold by Christies in October 1986. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by John Prout are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
John Skinner Prout 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 800
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 644
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 356
- 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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