Ernest William Christmas Australia, New Zealand, United States, 1863-1918
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About Ernest W Christmas
Born in South Australia in 1861, landscape painter Ernest Christmas studied in Adelaide, Sydney and in London. He painted widely in England, exhibiting with the Royal Academy. He moved to New Zealand, settling first in Wellington, then in Auckland, exhibiting his landscapes with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts from 1905. From 1911 onward he was travelling and painting throughoput North and South America, and died on in Honolulu in 1918 on his way back to Australia.
In our database, 379 works by Ernest Christmas are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1969, of which 255 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,860 for Horse and Rider with Packhorse Crossing a Creek sold by Elder Fine Art in December 2022. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Ernest Christmas are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Auckland Art Gallery and Suter Art Gallery.
Ernest W Christmas 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 321
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 44
- 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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