John William Tristram Australia, 1870-1938
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About John William Tristram
Born in Gillingham, England in 1870, Tristram arrived in Sydney with his parents and siblings in 1883. After schooling, he worked as an architect with the New South Wales government and as a self taught artist, painted in his spare time. He was a landscape artist, usually in watercolour, and painted around the Northern Sydney beaches areas. He was a member of the Art Society of New South Wales (which became the Royal Art Society of New South Wales), a foundation member of the Australian Watercolour Institute and a foundation member of Australian Art Society with whom he exhibited between 1927 and 1934.
John Tristram is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1972 of 475, of which 355 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,500 for Sea Mist sold by Leonard Joel in April 1988. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by John Tristram are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
John William Tristram 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 962
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 374
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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.
- 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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