Joseph Lycett Britain, Australia, c1775-1828
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About Joseph Lycett
Born in England in 1774, Lycett was an accomplished portrait painter and miniature painter. Convicted of forgery and transported to Sydney, arriving in 1814. He was again convicted in 1815, this time of forging bills drawn on the Post Office and sent to Newcastle. In the ensuing years he painted scenes of Australia's countryside. After three of his paintings were presented to Lord Bathurst as a gift he was granted a pardon in 1818 and then returned to England in 1822 where he published a three-part book. This was later bound as 'Views of Australia'. Much of his work is owned by the Mitchell Library Sydney.
In our database, 202 works by Joseph Lycett are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1971, of which 158 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $219,600 for Eliza Point Showing Captain Piper's Naval Villa and Garden (Circa 1820) sold by Sotheby's in May 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Joseph Lycett are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Joseph Lycett 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 629
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 482
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 337
- 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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