George Frederick Gregory Australia, 1821-87
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About George Gregory
Born in England, and after serving in the Royal Navy George Gregory arrived in Melbourne in 1852 seeking to make his fortune on the Victorian goldfields. He was unsuccessful and turned to painting marine scenes including ships, port scenes, naval vesels and historical battles. He set up a business in Melbourne that produced photographic prints of his watercolours. His second son Arthur Victor Gregory, also an artist, assisted him in his busines and took it over after he died.
The total number of works by George Gregory offered for sale by auction since 1967 is 288, of which 189 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,550 for 'Her Majesty's Colonial Battleship, HMCS Protector at Anchor, with Sailors Attending the Rigging' sold by Elder Fine Art in May 2014. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by George Gregory are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Art Gallery of South Australia and Queensland Art Gallery.
George Gregory 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 480
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 322
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 317
- 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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