Henricus (Henry) Leonardus Van Den Houten Holland, Australia, 1801-79
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About Henricus (Henry) Leonardus Van Den Houten
Henricus (Henry) Leonardus Van Den Houten was born in The Hague, Netherlands in 1801. He migrated to Australia with his family in 1853 and after some time on the goldfields, he was employed by the Board of Education and taught art at governmment schools, and later at Scotch College. He first exhibited in Australia at the Fine Arts Society in August 1853 and the next year at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition. He was a founding member of the Victorian Academy of Arts founded in 1870, which included Buvelot, Gregory (the marine painter) J. S. Mackennal, and others. Between 1873 and 1875 photographs of his paintings of the Australian Bush were issued to subscribers of the Victorian Art Union. He exhibited with the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1873, 1875 and 1877 and in New South Wales in 1876
The total number of works by Henry Van Den Houten offered for sale by auction since 1967 is 85, of which 49 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $376,500 for Bourke and Wills sold by Sotheby's in November 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Henricus (Henry) Leonardus Van Den Houten 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 533
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 374
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 375
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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