Robert Shortried Anderson Australia, 1833-74
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About Robert Shortried Anderson
Robert Shortried Anderson was born in Scotland in 1833. After schooling, he attended William Cairn's Academy in Edinburgh, and then worked for a short time as an architectural draughtsman. He emigrated to Victoria in 1851 and there painted views of the Castlemaine district. He then moved to Sydney and worked as an architectural draughtsman for the Post Office. In 1856 he travelled to Wellington, New Zealand, and worked in the Provincial Survey Office, and then travelled between Australia and New Zealand over the next few years, living in Auckland from 1959. He died in Parnell, an Auckland suburb in 1974. His works, executed in oil and watercolour depict landscapes in both Australia and New Zealand.
The earliest auction listing we have for Robert Anderson is in 1985 and in total 19 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 9 (47%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,203 for Fisherman Outside His Hut sold by Dunbar Sloane in September 1999. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2016. Works by Robert Anderson are held by the Museum Of New Zealand.
Robert Shortried Anderson is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 18
- 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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