Francis Kenneth (Frank) De Silva Australia, 1913-81
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About Frank De Silva
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales in 1913, de Silva studied at the Sydney Art School and the Brisbane Central Technical College. His landscape paintings of Queensland country landscapes are in traditional style and have been awarded prizes at art shows in Queensland, including the H. Caselli Richards Prize in 1957, the McCaughey Prize in Melbourne in 1960; the Toowoomba Centenary Prize in 1960, and the Toowoomba Art Prize for Watercolour in 1965. He died in a road accident 1981 and the Ascot Art Society commemorates his life with the annual award of the Frank de Silva Memorial Prize for Painting.
The total number of works by Frank De Silva offered for sale by auction since 1974 is 53, of which 23 (43%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2017. Works by Frank De Silva are held by the Queensland Art Gallery.
Frank De Silva 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 377
- 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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