Adolph Gustave Plate Germany, Australia, 1874-1914
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About Adolph Gustave Plate
Born in Germany in 1874, Adolph Plate was a seaman and watercolourist. He left Germany in 1889 to train as a midshipman. After spending some years in Asia and the Pacific he settled in Perth, WA, where he wrote and illustrated articles on his experiences. Plate exhibited in Perth at the Western Australian Society of Arts and Crafts from 1908 until 1913 when he left the city to become a farmer. His son, Carl Olaf Plate (1909 - 1977) was also a prominent Australian modernist painter and collage artist.
The earliest auction listing we have for Adolph Plate is in 1981 and in total 22 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 15 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,304 for Perth Town Hall and Hay Street sold by McKenzies Auctioneers in March 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Adolph Plate are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Adolph Gustave Plate is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 354
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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