Robert Hoddle Britain, Australia, 1794-1881
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About Robert Hoddle
Born in England in 1794, surveyor and artist Robert Hoddle arrived in Australia in 1823 after several years in the Cape Colony. He worked as a surveyor for the British Government with John Oxley for ten years, and as the first Surveyor General of Victoria was responsible for the planning of sections of Melbourne, Williamstown and Geelong. As an accomplished artist he depicted scenes of the Port Phillip region, New South Wales and what is now Canberra.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Robert Hoddle from 1973 and in total 53 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 43 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $50,400 for Between Jervis and Batemans Bay Near Narrawallee, New South Wales sold by Deutscher and Hackett in August 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Robert Hoddle are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Geelong Gallery.
Robert Hoddle 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 525
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 324
- 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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