Gladstone Eyre Australia, 1863-1933
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About Gladstone Eyre
Colonial painter Gladstone Eyre was born in Melbourne in 1863. He studied under van den Houten in Melbourne and under Knut Bull in Sydney. He was a member of the Art Society of NSW from 1883, and exhibited a portrait of Mrs Langtry in that year. He became known for his portraits of government officials., but his posthumous reputation depends more on his landscape, bush and coastal paintings.
Gladstone Eyre is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 691, of which 480 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $29,900 for Boiling the Billy sold by Sotheby's in November 1995. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by Gladstone Eyre are held by the Queensland Art Gallery and National Gallery of Australia.
Gladstone Eyre 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 413
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 308
- 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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