Works in the database
38
Works with images
32
Works with multiple sales
5

Past Sales

Sun in Bridge, 2001
Sun in Bridge, 2001
The Brick Sphinx, 2006

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 17 works for
$18,036
Prints & Graphics
Sold 6 works for
$2,467
Works on Paper
Sold 5 works for
$1,013

Where to buy or sell art works by Frank Littler

Auction Houses

Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 19 works for
$16,913
Christies
Sold 2 works for
$1,898
Sotheby's
Sold 1 works for
$977

Born in New South Wales in 1947, Frank Littler worked as a wood carver in a reproduction furniture factory prior to studying at the National Art School, Sydney in 1967 to 1971. The winner of several art prizes, he became an illustrator for Sydney University newspaper 'Honi Soit' and other magazines. His work was included in group exhibitions from 1972 to 2006 and he has held 18 solo exhibitions form 1974 to 2003.

We have records of art auction sales by Frank Littler from 1992 and in total 38 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 28 (74%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,800 for Art Meaning sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in March 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Frank Littler are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).

Frank Littler 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 622
  • Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 410
  • Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
  • 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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