Margaret C. Francis Australia, 1909-87
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About Margaret Francis
Born in 1909, Margaret Francis studied with her well known older sister Dorothea (1903 - 1975) under George Bell between 1941-1943 in Melbourne. A modernist painter, she exhibited her paintings with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors in most years from 1962 to 1975 and with the Melbourne Contemporary Artists from 1940 to 1944 and in 1948. During World War II she made hand-crafted toys for the Red Cross. Returning to painting in the late 1950s she exhibited with her sister Dorothea until the death of her sister in 1975. A joint exhibition of the work of the Francis sisters was held in Melbourne in 1987.
We have records of art auction sales by Margaret Francis from 1983 and in total 71 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 44 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,927 for The Girls at a Piano 1939 sold by Leonard Joel in September 2023. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Margaret Francis are held by the Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Margaret Francis 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 439
- 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…
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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