George Frederick Folingsby Europe, Australia, 1828-91
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About George Frederick Folingsby
George Frederick Folingsby was born in Ireland in 1828. Aged 18 he migrated to Canada, lived and studied in New York, and spent two years at the Royal Academy in London. He then worked for six years at the Munich Academy under Karl von Piloty. He came to Melbourne in 1879, making his living as as portrait painter, and with his reputation firmly established in Europe,was appointed director of the Melbourne National Gallery and master of its school two years later. He had a large influence on Australian art in his position as the second master of the National Gallery after Von Guerard.
We have records of art auction sales by George Folingsby from 1967 and in total 18 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 12 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,364 for Spring, c.1882 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by George Folingsby are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
George Frederick Folingsby 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 432
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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