Edwin Summerhays Australia, 1868-1944
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About Edwin Summerhays
Edwin Summerhayes was born in Greenwich, England in 1868. At the age of 16 he migrated to Australia with his parents and trained as an architect in Sydney and Melbourne. He moved to Western Australia at the beginning of the gold boom in 1894 and set up practice in Coolgardie where he designed the Turkish Baths, the Jewish Synagogue, the Presbyterian Church, the Mechanics Institute and worked on the Exhibition Building. He was a foundation member of the West Australian Institute of Architects in 1896 and became known for his design of 'comfortable homesteads and villas’ throughout Western Australia. Edwin Summerhayes was an amateur painter and exhibited with the West Australian Society of Arts 1911.
According to our records which cover the last 50 years, only 3 works by this artist have been sold by auction, of the 3 works offered for sale.
Edwin Summerhays is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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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