William Taylor Smith Tibbits Australia, 1837-1906
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About William Taylor Smith Tibbits
Born in 1837 in England, William Taylor Smith Tibbits arrived in Australia in the mid 1860s. He was a prolific watercolourist working initially in the Victorian goldfields area where he travelled around offering to paint homesteads, hotels and civic buildings. He moved to melbourne in 1875 and established a loyal clientele as he became known as a painter of substantial private residences. Tibbits moved to Sydney in about 1898 where he contunued his career, though at a slower pace.
We have records of art auction sales by William Tibbits from 1967 and in total 111 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 78 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,000 for Braemar from the Railway Station sold by Sotheby's in October 1987. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by William Tibbits are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Geelong Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
William Taylor Smith Tibbits 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 952
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 803
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 373
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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