Duncan Elphinstone Cooper Britain, Australia, c1813-1904
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About Duncan Elphinstone Cooper
Born in England c1813, Duncan Cooper arrived in Australia in 1841. A colonial pastoralist he painted numerous watercolours of his 'Challicum' property near Ararat in Victoria as well as of Sydney Harbour and Tasmania. He returned to England in 1855 where he died in 1904.
We have records of art auction sales by Duncan Cooper from 1980 and in total 7 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 6 (86%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $23,500 for Four Watercolours Depicting Challicum, Victoria 1844 sold by Deutscher~Menzies in September 2003. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2015. Works by Duncan Cooper are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art, National Gallery of Victoria and Geelong Gallery.
Duncan Elphinstone Cooper 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 342
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 173
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 299
- 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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