Robert Hawker Dowling Australia, Britain, 1827-86
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About Robert Dowling
Born in England in 1827, Dowling went to Van dieman's land at the age of 7 with his family. After leaving school he worked as a sadler but in his mid-twenties, after taking lessons from Thomas Bock and others, advertised as a portrait painter. In 1857 he travelled to England, and studied at Leigh's Academy, London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy London from 1859-82. Robert Dowling returned to Australia in 1876 and continued with his portrait painting.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Robert Dowling from 1974 and in total 52 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (50%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $810,000 for Masters George, William and Miss Harriet Ware with the Aborigine Jamie Ware sold by Deutscher and Hackett in May 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Robert Dowling are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
Robert Dowling 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 385
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 217
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 305
- 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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