George Sherriff Australia, New Zealand, c1846-1930
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About George Sherriff
Born in England in 1846, George Sherriff studied at West London Art School and the Slade School. In the c1862 he arrived in New Zealand and after finishing school studied in Melbourne and then at the West London School of Art, and the Slade School of Fine Art. On his return to New Zealand he exhibited extensively with Auckland Society of Arts, the Canterbury Society of Arts, the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, the Otago Art Society> His work was shown at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London in 1886 and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888.
We have records of art auction sales by George Sherriff from 1991 and in total 8 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 6 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,775 for Portrait of a Man on Horseback sold by Webb's in October 1993. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
George Sherriff is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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