Amandus Julius Fischer Australia, 1859-1948
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About Amandus Julius Fischer
Born in Ophir, NSW in 1859, Amandus Julius Fischer studied under at the NSW Academy of Art from 1875 until 1879, at the Westminster School of Art in London and at l’Académie Julian and Colarossi’s in Paris. He exhibited landscapes and figure studies with the Art Society of NSW from 1883 and was a staff artist for the 'Illustrated Sydney News' and cartoonist for the 'Bulletin' for which he is best known. He also illustrated Steele Rudd's 'On Our Selection'.
In our database, 121 works by Amandus Fischer are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1971, of which 74 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,800 for The Hill-Girl sold by Leonard Joel in November 1976. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019.
Amandus Julius Fischer 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 426
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 309
- 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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