Works in the database
12
Works with images
7
Works with multiple sales
1

Past Sales

Portrait of a Lady with Blue Shawl
Portrait for Archibald Prize
Portrait of a Lady

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 5 works for
$12,971
Works on Paper
Sold 2 works for
$1,850

Where to buy or sell art works by Myra Cocks

Auction Houses

Christies
Sold 5 works for
$13,925
Lawsons
Sold 1 works for
$660
Davidson Auctions
Sold 1 works for
$236

Born in Sydney in 1893, Myra Cocks studied at the Julian Ashton Art School, and exhibited her paintings and drawings alongside works by artists such as Grace Crowley. In 1925 she travelled extensively through England, Europe and the United States of America, returning to Sydney in 1931. Here she taught children at her studio and gave public lectures at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

In our database, 12 works by Myra Cocks are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1986, of which 7 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,900 for Portrait sold by Christies in April 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018. Works by Myra Cocks are held by the National Gallery of Australia.

Myra Cocks is listed in the following standard biographical references:

  • 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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