Francois Cogne Australia, 1829-83
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About Francois Cogne
Born in Paris in 1829, artist and lithographer Francois Cogne arrived in Australia in 1851 and was active in the Victorian goldfields in the late 1850s. He made a series of lithographs of Ballarat in 1859 and after moving to Melbourne he a number of plates for The Melbourne Album produced by Charles Troedel in 1863-64. He also worked as an engraver for the magazine 'Ballarat Punch'. He left Australia in 1864 and returned to Paris.
In our database, 84 works by Francois Cogne are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1977, of which 69 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,370 for Scenes of Ballarat, Circa 1859 sold by Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers in December 2019. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Francois Cogne are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Ian Potter Museum of Art and Geelong Gallery.
Francois Cogne 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 330
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 170
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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