Horace Millichamp Moore-Jones Britain, Australia, New Zealand, 1868-1922
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About Horace Moore-Jones
Horace Moore-Jones was born in the UK in 1868, and settled in Auckland with his parents in 1885. He moved to Sydney in 1888, studying art in both Sydney and London. He served with the AIF at Gallipoli during World War I, participated in the Gallipoli Campaign initially as a sapper but later as a war artist. It was here that he had the inspiration for 'The Man with the Donkey' perhaps one of the best-known paintings of the war. He was a member of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales. Many of his sketches are in the possession of the Australian War Museum in Canberra.
The total number of works by Horace Moore-Jones offered for sale by auction since 1974 is 74, of which 54 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $431,899 for Simpson and His Donkey sold by International Art Centre in July 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Horace Moore-Jones are held by the Australian War Memorial, Auckland Art Gallery and Christchurch Art Gallery.
Horace Moore-Jones 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 699
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 346
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 174
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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