Arthur D'Auvergne Boxall Australia, Britain, Europe, 1895-1944
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About Arthur D'Auvergne Boxall
Born in South Australian painter in 1895, Arthur Boxall Studied as the School of arts and Crafts in Adelaide, and Slade School in London. He worked in architecture for seven years before becoming an art teacher at St Peters school in Adelaide. His first solo exhibition, reputedly a sellout, was in Adelaide in 1925 and he departed for London the following year. After completing his studies at Slade School he travelled and painted extensively in Europe and other countries, favouring portraits, landscapes, figure compositions and genre painting. He exhibited at Royal Academy and Paris Salon in 1928-29. Returning to Australia, in 1932 Boxall was appointed to the East Sydney Technical College as teacher of life-drawing. He became head teacher of art and remained there until he resigned owing to ill health in 1940.
We have records of art auction sales by Arthur Boxall from 1973 and in total 83 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 63 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $46,636 for Building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge sold by Deutscher and Hackett in July 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Arthur Boxall are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Arthur D'Auvergne Boxall 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 273
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 289
- 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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