Francis John McComas Australia, United States, 1874-1938
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About Francis McComas
Born in Fingal, Tasmania in 1874, McComas studied at the Julian Ashton School in Sydney. In Australia he painted landscapes and seascapes, mainly in watercolour. He emigrated to California in 1898 where he spent the rest of his life, becoming well known in America and exhibiting at the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art in New York. His works are represented in the Art Gallery of NSW and in several American collections. He died in 1938.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Francis McComas from 1975 and in total 18 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 11 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,600 for Hawkesbury River sold by Christies in August 1996. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Francis McComas are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Francis McComas 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 634
- 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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