Alfred Arthur Sells Britain, Australia, 1824-1908
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About Alfred Arthur Sells
Born in England in 1824, Alfred Sells was an Anglican clergyman who sailed for Australia in 1877 and was initially based at the Holy Trinity Church in Lyndoch in the Barossa Valley South Australia. He was in Australia for 11 years between 1877 and 1888. During his stay he travelled widely, making watercolour sketches around South Australia as he travelled. He also visited Victoria and Tasmania. He died in England in 1908. He is often wrongly catalogued as Arthur Sells. An album of his topographical drawings and sketches of South Australia sold for £48,000 at Bonhams, London in September 2010.
We have records of art auction sales by Alfred Sells from 1975 and in total 17 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 12 (71%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2010. Works by Alfred Sells are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Alfred Arthur Sells 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 869
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 364
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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