Laurence William Wilson Britain, New Zealand, Australia, 1850-1912
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About Laurence William Wilson
Born in England in the 1850s, Laurence Wilson studied in England before emigrating to New Zealand, settling in Auckland by 1877. He moved to Dunedin in the early 1880s where he shared a studio with Girolamo Nerli and taught privately. A prolific landscape painter of both oils and watercolours, he is best known for his watercolours. He exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts from 1882 and with the Otago Art Society from 1884. He is said to have been extravagant with money and depended on legacies from his family who were wealthy and connected with the shipping firm Ellerman Wilson. In 1904 Wilson moved to Melbourne where he worked on a commissioned painting of the city, then returned to England via India and Africa.
Laurence Wilson is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1973 of 524, of which 365 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $35,547 for Head of the Rees River, Wakatipu sold by FishersOnlineArt/ Fishers Fine Arts in September 1993. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Laurence Wilson are held by the Christchurch Art Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery and Museum Of New Zealand.
Laurence William Wilson 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 1030
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 272
- 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.
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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