Richard Matthew McCann Australia, 1889-1970
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About Richard Matthew McCann
Born in Melbourne in 1898, McCann studied at the Melbourne National Gallery and in Europe. He was a landscapist, much of his work featuring the Dandenongs and Yarra Valley areas. McCann was awarded the Dunlop Prize in 1951. His works are represented in Victorian provincial galleries and in private collections in Australia.
The total number of works by Richard McCann offered for sale by auction since 1975 is 88, of which 66 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,208 for The Cherry Plum in Bloom sold by GFL Fine Art in November 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Richard McCann are held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Richard Matthew McCann 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 633
- 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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