Conrad Wagner Germany, Australia, 1818-1910
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About Conrad Wagner
Born in Germany c1818, Conrad Wagner arrived in Sydney in the late 1850s. He set up a studio and worked as a painter and photographer in Grafton New South Wales from the 1860s to the 1870s and then moved to Glen Innes from 1870 to 1875. He was always more interested in painting than photography and created watercolours, pastels and oil paintings as well as painting over enlarged photographs. His speciality was posthumous portraits. He died in Sydney in 1910.
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 2017.
Conrad Wagner 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 994
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 825
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 376
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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