Louis McCubbin Australia, 1890-1952
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About Louis McCubbin
The son of Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin was born in Melbourne in 1890. As well as painting, he taught at the Sunshine Technical College from 1935 and was president of the Victorian Artists' Society. He served as official war artist in World War I and in 1920 was commissioned to paint a mural of battle scenes for the Australian National War Memorial Museum in Canberra. He also painted a series of pictures of the Great Barrier Reef for the Australian National Travel Association.
The total number of works by Louis McCubbin offered for sale by auction since 1969 is 154, of which 108 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,475 for A Bush Fantasy sold by Sotheby's in April 1994. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Louis McCubbin are held by the Australian War Memorial, National Gallery of Victoria and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Louis McCubbin 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 638
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 338
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
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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