John Noone Australia, 1820-93
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About John Noone
Born in England in 1820, John Noone arrived in Melbourne in 1856 and established a photographic studio in Collins Street, later claiming to have the oldest established photographic studio in Melbourne. In the early 1860s he was employed in the Victorian Crown Lands Office as a photographer. His work was exhibited at the Melbourne Public Library Exhibition of 1869, London International Exhibition of 1873 and the Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition of 1870 where he exhibited examples of photolithography invented in Melbourne 1859 by John Walter Osborne. He is also known for his photographs of early Melbourne including a series of views of the city and its major buildings taken in December 1869. He was commissioned by the government to prepare albums for visiting dignitaries and recipients included Queen Victoria, Prince Alfred (during his visit to Melbourne in 1868), the Princess of Wales, the Princess of Russia, the Royal Academy of Arts and the emperor of Austria, among other notable recipients.
The total number of works by John Noone offered for sale by auction since 1991 is 18, of which 17 (94%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,415 for Three Views of Melbourne (19th Century) sold by Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd in December 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2013. Works by John Noone are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Ian Potter Museum of Art and National Portrait Gallery.
John Noone is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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