Edward Baker Boulton Britain, Australia, 1812-95
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About Edward Baker Boulton
A colonial artist Edward Boulton was born in 1812, and arrived in Australia in 1836. Nominally a grazier but in practice a watercolour artist, he exhibited his landscappes in in Sydney, Melbourne and London. He travelled in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, painting and sketching. He later moved his family back to England.
We have records of art auction sales by Edward Boulton from 1985 and in total 9 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,151 for Sunset Sydney Harbour, from Darling Point Road 1878 sold by Bonhams & Goodman in March 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Edward Boulton are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Edward Baker Boulton 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 270
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 83
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 288
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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