George French Angas was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, a founder of South Australia. An enthusiastic naturalist and artist, at 20 he reached South Australia, visited New Zealand and Sydney. Returned to England in 1847, later returned to South Australia and finally settled in Sydney in 1853.
The earliest auction listing we have for George Angas is in 1967 and in total 335 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 245 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $418,200 for Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo sold by Bonhams in November 2020. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by George Angas are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of South Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
George French Angas is listed in the following standard biographical references:
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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