John Barr Clarke Hoyte Australia, New Zealand, 1835-1913
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About John Barr Clarke Hoyte
An ex-army officer, Hoyte was born in England in 1835. He arrived in New Zealand in 1861, where he was appointed art master at the Auckland college and Grammar School and became a foundation member of the New Zealand Society of Artists. After some time in Dunedin he emigrated to Australia in 1879, and the next year became the first president of the Art Society of New South Wales. Hoyte is best known for his watercolour paintings of Sydney Harbour and of New Zealand scenes.
John Hoyte is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1970 of 1,277, of which 922 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $99,726 for Panorama of Auckland from Mt. Hobson, Remuera sold by International Art Centre in November 2004. This year 9 works have been offered for sale. Works by John Hoyte are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
John Barr Clarke Hoyte 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 534
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 325
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 54
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 123
- 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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