W(illiam) Robert Johnson New Zealand, Australia, 1890-1964
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About W(illiam) Robert Johnson
William Robert Johnson was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1890, and studied at the Elam School of Art in Auckland. During World War I he served with the New Zealand armed forces in Europe, and after marriage in 1920, moved to Sydney the following year. He visited and painted over New South Wales, Central Australia, the Northern Territory, and his homeland of New Zealand from the 1920s to 1950s. He exhibited at many solo shows shows, and was also a regular exhibitor with the Royal Art Society of NSW (RAS). During the 1950s he was elected a Fellow of the RAS and served as joint Vice President of the group. His memorial exhibition catalogue in 1964 included an introduction from the then Prime Minister, Robert Menzies.
In our database, 22 works by illiam Johnson are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1975, of which 13 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,824 for Fishing Rods Collide sold by Mossgreen Auctions in December 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2011.
W(illiam) Robert Johnson is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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