Gustav (Gus) Adrian Barnes Australia, 1877-1921
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About Gustav Barnes
Born in London in 1877, Gus Barnes studied at the Royal College of Art, London. He became art supervisor at the South Australian Public Library and a curator of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
In our database, 60 works by Gus Barnes are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1972, of which 40 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,160 for i) the Romantic Shepherd Scene 1909; ii) Shepherd's Wife 1909 (pair) sold by Leonard Joel in May 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Gus Barnes are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Gustav Barnes 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 242
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 284
- 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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