Frank H. Spears Australia, c1904-85
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About Frank Spears
New South Wales landscape painter Frank Spears was born on 10 May 1904 in Sydney and studied at the National Art School. He was a member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists and a Fellow of the Royal Art Society on New South Wales where he taught for 10 years. He has painted in the United States and Canada and exhibited in Vancouver in 1961. He has won several provincial art show awards for his traditional style paintings, including the prestigious Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Wynn Prize for Landscaping for Morning, North Harbour’ (Sydney) in 1959. He was a finalist in the Wynn Prize in 1961. Frank was also the subject of an Archibald Prize finalist painting by Molly Johnson in 1960. He died in Attadale, Western Australia on 21 September 1985.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Frank Spears from 1973 and in total 132 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 89 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,043 for Darling Harbour sold by Lawsons in March 2022. This year one work has been offered for sale.
Frank Spears is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 639
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…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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