Samuel Prout Hill Australia, 1820-61
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About Samuel Prout Hill
Born in 1820 in England, Samuel Prout Hill, a writer, painter journalist and lecturer arrived in Australia in 1842. He was a painter of seascapes and marine subjects, particuarly sailing ships. He lived in Hobart except for a brief period in Sydney in the late 1840s, and was elected a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1860 and died in 1861.
The total number of works by Samuel Hill offered for sale by auction since 1983 is 17, of which 9 (53%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,000 for Sailing Ship in Choppy Sea sold by Sotheby's in November 2001. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Samuel Hill are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Samuel Prout Hill 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 521
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 363
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 323
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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