William Thomas Strutt Australia, Britain, New Zealand, 1825-1915
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About William Strutt
Born in Devon, England in 1825, William Strutt came from a most distinguished art family. He studied at Ecole de Beaux Arts, and arrived in Melbourne in 1850. He sketched the Ballarat diggings, and was practically the first artist to use the diggings as a subject for paintings. His painting of the "Black Thursday" bushfires in Victoria in 1851 is one of his best known works. He also completed a series of paintings on the Burke and Wills expedition. He is represented in Australian national galleries and historical museums.
The earliest auction listing we have for William Strutt is in 1967 and in total 302 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 200 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $189,500 for Slack Times 1883 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in April 1998. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by William Strutt are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
William Strutt 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 920
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 767
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 370
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 28
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 235
- 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.
- 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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