George Baird Shaw Britain, Australia, New Zealand, 1812-33
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About George Baird Shaw
Born in Scotland in 1812, from 1835 to 1850 he worked in Glasgow and London as an engraver. A portrait, landscape and topographical artist, he arrived in Dunedin in 1851 and painted views of Dunedin and surrounds, then moved to Sydney in the late 1850s. He exhibited in the Intercolonial Exhibition in Sydney in 1870 and the New South Wales Academy of Art exhibition in 1877. He was the brother of artist James Shaw (1815 - 1881).
We have records of art auction sales by George Shaw from 1976 and in total 30 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 18 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,618 for Platypus Anatinus sold by Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd in December 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by George Shaw are held by the National Portrait Gallery and Christchurch Art Gallery.
George Baird Shaw 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 876
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 222
- 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.
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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