Frances Ellis New Zealand, Australia, 1900-71
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About Frances Ellis
Frances Ellis was born in 1900 and is listed as living or working in New Zealand and Australia and works in various media including oil and watercolour. Frances Ellis died in 1971.
The total number of works by Frances Ellis offered for sale by auction since 1992 is 37, of which 20 (54%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $20,523 for The Waikato Heads sold by Dunbar Sloane in March 2006. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Frances Ellis are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and Museum Of New Zealand.
Frances Ellis is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 307
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 75
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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