James Howe Carse Britain, Australia, 1819-1900
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About (aka J[ames] Carr) Carse
Born in 1818, James Carse was born in Edinburgh and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy. He exhibited in London in the 1860s, and came to Australia some time in that decade. In 1876 he became a foundation member of the Victorian Academy of Art and the New South Wales Academy of Art, and in 1873 won the New South Wales Academy of Arts Prize for the best oil painting. In 1880 he joined a group who left the Academy of Art to create the Art Society of New South Wales.
James Carse is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1967 of 436, of which 281 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $120,000 for View of Melbourne from the Botanical Gardens 1868 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in December 2007. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by James Carse are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
(aka J[ames] Carr) Carse 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 311
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 137
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 294
- 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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