John Longstaff

Australian · 1861–1941 · Painter

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Twilight (circa 1895)Smith & Singer · Apr 2022A$55,227≈ $41,087≈ £31,571≈ €37,830Sign up to see
Interior of a Kitchen (1886)Smith & Singer · Aug 2025A$58,909≈ $38,245≈ £28,286≈ €32,738Sign up to see
Miss Ida Fowler 1898Menzies · Mar 2022A$5,400≈ $4,042≈ £3,080≈ €3,642Sign up to see

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Australian painter (1861-1941)

Born 1861, VictoriaDied 1941, MelbourneOccupation PainterWikidata Q654756 ↗ULAN 500008253 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Jack Longstaff, John Campbell Longstaff, Sir John Campbell Longstaff, Sir John Longstaff, Sir Longstaff

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Longstaff, Breaking the News — **Breaking the News**1887
Art Gallery of Western Australia ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of Western Australia

John Longstaff, Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898 — **Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898**1898
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria

John Longstaff, Dr Alexander Leeper — **Dr Alexander Leeper**1928
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria

John Longstaff, Mr Maurice Moscovitch — **Mr Maurice Moscovitch**1925
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria

John Longstaff, Arrival of Burke, Wills and King at the deserted camp at Cooper's Creek, Sunday evening, 21st April 1861 — **Arrival of Burke, Wills and King at the deserted camp at Cooper's Creek, Sunday evening, 21st April 1861**1907
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria

John Longstaff, Julian Ashton — **Julian Ashton**1898
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales

John Longstaff, Henry Lawson — **Henry Lawson**1900
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales

John Longstaff, Portrait of Sir John Sulman — **Portrait of Sir John Sulman**1931
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — Australian, born 1836–1886