Reginald (Reg) Comley Australia, 1875-1939
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About Reg Comley
Born in Adelaide in 1875, Reg Comley was painting companion to Hans Heysen. He studied under James Ashton at the South Australian School of Art and in Italy and London at the Slade School. Comley painted seascapes, landscapes and architectural subjects in oil and watercolour. He was a member of Adelaide's Easel Club, founded in 1892 as a breakaway from the South Australian Society of Arts and he exhibited there in 1899 and 1900.
The total number of works by Reg Comley offered for sale by auction since 1970 is 24, of which 15 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,183 for Saplings sold by Gregsons in August 1992. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Reg Comley is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 298
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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