Walter Rowbotham Australia, 1878-1951
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About Walter Rowbotham
Born in 1879, Walter Rowbotham was a landscape painter working in oil and watercolour, and teacher at Perth Technical College from 1934 to 1946, becoming Principal in 1945.
The earliest auction listing we have for Walter Rowbotham is in 1990 and in total 41 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 28 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,320 for Outskirts of the City sold by Sotheby's in September 1990. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Walter Rowbotham are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Walter Rowbotham 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 842
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 362
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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