George Whinnen Australia, 1891-1950
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About George Whinnen
Born in Gawler, South Australia in 1891, after retail employment, was able to move to Sydney about 1927 and study at the East Sydney Technical College and under Fred Britton in Adelaide. An impressionist and modern painter he painted still lifes, portraits and landscapes. He won the Melrose Prize for portraiture in 1929 and 1932,and also won prizes for landscapes and seascapes, many of which was painted around Victor Harbor in South Australia. He was president of the Royal South Australian Society of Artists from 1940 until his death in 1950.
In our database, 211 works by George Whinnen are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1975, of which 161 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,700 for Magnificent Still Life with Zinnias and Flowers And Fruit in a Chinoiserie Vase on A Draped Table sold by Elder Fine Art in November 2017. This year 2 works have been offered for sale.
George Whinnen 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 1017
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 380
- 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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