John Gardiner Austin Britain, Australia, 1761-1837
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About John Austin
Born in London in 1827, John Austin arrived in Adelaide with his family in 1834. After experience as a farmer on the family property, Austin opened a shop at Beechworth in Victoria, then worked as an accountant on the Kapunda Mines in South Australia. He became an expert on mining and a journalist; amongst his achievements were his publication: 'The Mines of South Australia' 1863 and the founding of the 'Gawler Times' in 1870. He made sketches and lithographs of South Australia and produced a number of lithographs of the local aboriginal population. He also published a set of topographical views of Sydney, several from drawings of the surveyor Robert Russell.
Our database lists 4 works offered for sale at auction by this artist, of which 4 were sold.
John Austin 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 226
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 32
- 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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