Herbert J. Woodhouse Britain, Australia, 1855-1920
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About Herbert Woodhouse
Born in England in 1855, Herbert Woodhouse arrived in Australia with his family in 1858 after working as a graphic artist in London. The fourth son of Frederick Woodhouse Senior, in the 1870s and 80s he worked as a graphic artist on various magazines and newspapers in Adelaide and he also became a sporting painter as well as a cartoonist with 'Adealide Punch' magazine. He exhibited with Victorian Academy of Arts 1867-87, the Yarra Sculptors’ Society in 1901, and the NSW Society of Artists. He also worked in Tasmania and WA in the 1890s. In 1900s he was exhibiting with the Victorian Artists’ Society in Melbourne.
In our database, 50 works by Herbert Woodhouse are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1972, of which 39 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,950 for The Bull sold by Leonard Joel in August 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Herbert Woodhouse are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Geelong Gallery and Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Herbert Woodhouse 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 1040
- 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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