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Ellis Silas, Attack by 4th Australian Infantry Brigade at Bloody Angle, Anzac May 1915

Ellis Silas

British · 1885–1972 · Painter, Illustrator

Ellis Luciano Silas was a British artist and draughtsman who served as an ANZAC during the First World War. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Ellis Silas, Tropical Blue Nocturne, oil on canvasTropical Blue NocturneBonhams · $1,830≈ £1,146≈ €1,341Sign up to see
  2. Ellis Silas, Untitled (Dancers), Oil on BoardUntitled (Dancers)Davidson Auctions · A$550≈ $345≈ £267≈ €319Sign up to see
  3. Ellis Silas, (3), Colour Pencil (3)(3)Davidson Auctions · A$400≈ $251≈ £194≈ €232Sign up to see

Ellis Silas’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (7 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Ellis Silas, Samurai, Papua, 1921, Colour Pencil
Samurai, Papua, 1921
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2025
A$300Sign up free to see
Ellis Silas, (3), Colour Pencil (3)
(3)
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2025
A$400Sign up free to see
Ellis Silas, Covent Garden, 1925, Pencil & Crayon
Covent Garden, 1925
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2025
A$140Sign up free to see
Ellis Silas, (2), Self-Portrait, 1946 (pastel) signed and inscribed 'London Sketch Club' lower left (26x18cm, sheet); and 'Wig & Pen Club,' 1964 (pencil) unsigned but inscribed lower right (32x22.5cm, sheet)
(2)
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2025
A$190Sign up free to see
Ellis Silas, Untitled (Dancers), Oil on Board
Untitled (Dancers)
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2025
A$550Sign up free to see
Ellis Silas, 3 Island Girl (and Parrot) Illustrations, Lot includes artist bio, newspaper clipping and book brochure
3 Island Girl (and Parrot) Illustrations
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2025
A$140Sign up free to see
Ellis Silas, Tropical Blue Nocturne, oil on canvas
Tropical Blue Nocturne
Bonhams · Nov 22, 2010
$1,830Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

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Ellis Silas, Attack by 4th Australian Infantry Brigade at Bloody Angle, Anzac May 1915
Attack by 4th Australian Infantry Brigade at Bloody Angle, Anzac May 19151920
Australian War Memorial ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Australian War Memorial
Ellis Silas, Digging in at Pope's Hill: end of a great day
Digging in at Pope's Hill: end of a great day1918
Australian War Memorial ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Australian War Memorial

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