George French Angas Australia, New Zealand, 1822-86
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About George French Angas
George French Angas was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, a founder of South Australia. An enthusiastic naturalist and artist, at 20 he reached South Australia, visited New Zealand and Sydney. Returned to England in 1847, later returned to South Australia and finally settled in Sydney in 1853.
The earliest auction listing we have for George Angas is in 1967 and in total 335 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 245 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $418,200 for Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo sold by Bonhams in November 2020. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by George Angas are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of South Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
George French Angas 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 210
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 19
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 278
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 26
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 4
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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.
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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