Francis McCracken Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, 1879-1959
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About Francis McCracken
Born in Northern Ireland in 1879, Francis McCracken moved with his family to Australia as a child and grew up on a cattle station. He then went to New Zealand and studied at the Elam School of Art in Auckland. During World War McCracken served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in France. He was wounded I whilst serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He returned to study at the Royal Scottish Academy Life Schools and won a travelling scholarship to Europe. He travelled widely in Europe and North Africa and exhibited at the Paris Salon and Royal Academy. McCracken exhibited occasionally in New Zealand, but spent his later years in Scotland where he died in 1959. His work is represented in major New Zealand art galleries.
In our database, 220 works by Francis McCracken are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1987, of which 123 (56%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $25,842 for Kitty, a Portrait of the Artist's Wife sold by Dunbar Sloane in August 2000. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Francis McCracken are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Museum Of New Zealand and Christchurch Art Gallery.
Francis McCracken is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 104
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 164
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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