George W. Neville Australia, 1889-1954
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About George W Neville
Born in Cheltenham, Victoria in 1889, George Neville was a painter and newspaper engraver. He was inspired by Oriental art and specialised in small decorative fan designs on silk inspired. He studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Schools in about 1910 and became a member of the Victorian Artists’ Society and he exhibited there and at the Fine Art Society in 1926-27, he earned a living from painting throughout the first years of his marriage in the early 1900s, and then worked on the daily newspaper, The Argus from the 1940s until his death in November 1954.
The total number of works by George Neville offered for sale by auction since 1972 is 38, of which 26 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,600 for The Revellers sold by Christies in April 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by George Neville are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
George W Neville 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 721
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 348
- 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…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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