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Frederick McCubbin, Down on His Luck

Frederick McCubbin

Australian · 1855–1917 · Painter

Frederick McCubbin was an Australian artist, art teacher and prominent member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Frederick McCubbin, What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush 1904, 1904, oil on canvasWhat the Little Girl Saw in the Bush 1904Smith & Singer · A$1,472,727≈ $1,145,620≈ £820,351≈ €950,643Sign up to see
  2. Frederick McCubbin, The Mountain Cottage 1915, 1915, oil on canvasThe Mountain Cottage 1915Menzies · A$859,091≈ $897,578≈ £557,225≈ €695,258Sign up to see
  3. Frederick McCubbin, The Lime Tree (Yarra River from Kensington Road, South Yarra), 1917, oil on canvasThe Lime Tree (Yarra River from Kensington Road, South Yarra)Leonard Joel · A$1,200,000≈ $779,580≈ £577,125≈ €666,479Sign up to see

Frederick McCubbin’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).

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Frederick McCubbin, Poultry in the Bush (1908), 1908, oil on canvas
Poultry in the Bush (1908), 1908
Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2026
A$147,273Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Harvest Moon (1911), 1911, oil on canvas
Harvest Moon (1911), 1911
Smith & Singer · Apr 28, 2026
A$73,636Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Clearing c1910, c1910, oil on canvas on board
The Clearing c1910, c1910
Menzies · Nov 19, 2025
A$49,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Autumn Afternoon 1915, 1915, oil on canvas
Autumn Afternoon 1915, 1915
Menzies · Nov 19, 2025
A$73,636Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Lime Tree (Yarra River from Kensington Road, South Yarra), 1917, oil on canvas
The Lime Tree (Yarra River from Kensington Road, South Yarra), 1917
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$1,200,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Artist's Garden, South Yarra, oil on canvas
The Artist's Garden, South Yarra
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$170,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Towards Prahran, 1907, oil on canvas
Towards Prahran, 1907
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$100,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Mount Macedon, c.1910, oil on canvas
Mount Macedon, c.1910
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$220,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Country Lane, oil on board, double-sided
The Country Lane
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$60,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, (Bush Setting, Mount Macedon), 1902, oil on canvas
(Bush Setting, Mount Macedon), 1902
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$75,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Figures in a Street - A Bit of South Yarra, c.1910, oil on canvas
Figures in a Street - A Bit of South Yarra, c.1910
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$28,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, (Bush Study, Macedon), oil on board
(Bush Study, Macedon)
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$80,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Hammersmith Bridge, 1907, oil on board
Hammersmith Bridge, 1907
Leonard Joel · Aug 25, 2025
A$26,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Thames and St Paul's Cathedral, 1908, oil on wood panel
Thames and St Paul's Cathedral, 1908
Leonard Joel · Dec 2, 2024
A$14,400Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, A Bush Study, Macedon 1909, 1909, oil on canvas on board
A Bush Study, Macedon 1909, 1909
Smith & Singer · Nov 27, 2024
A$76,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Como c1909, c1909, oil on canvas
Como c1909, c1909
Menzies · Nov 20, 2024
A$67,500Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Towards Melbourne (The Old Stone Crusher), c.1912, oil on paper laid on board
Towards Melbourne (The Old Stone Crusher), c.1912
Leonard Joel · Oct 22, 2024
A$22,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Kathleen McCubbin (1908), 1908, oil on canvas
Kathleen McCubbin (1908), 1908
Smith & Singer · Aug 21, 2024
A$49,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Pool 1905, 1905, watercolour on paper
The Pool 1905, 1905
Menzies · Jun 28, 2023
A$22,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, (A Quiet Study) (1886), 1886, oil on canvas
(A Quiet Study) (1886), 1886
Smith & Singer · Aug 24, 2022
A$184,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Richmond Quarry from South Bank of the Yarra c1910, c1910, oil on canvas-board
Richmond Quarry from South Bank of the Yarra c1910, c1910
Menzies · Jun 29, 2022
A$49,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Boat Sheds, Williamstown (1908), 1908, oil on canvasboard
Boat Sheds, Williamstown (1908), 1908
Smith & Singer · Apr 12, 2022
A$55,227Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Mezger’s Mill 1900, 1900, oil on canvas
Mezger’s Mill 1900, 1900
Menzies · Mar 31, 2022
A$41,727Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, A Forest Glade 1913, 1913, oil on canvas
A Forest Glade 1913, 1913
Smith & Singer · Nov 16, 2021
A$797,727Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Letter 1884, 1884, oil on canvas
The Letter 1884, 1884
Smith & Singer · Nov 16, 2021
A$515,455Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Portrait of My Mother (1900), 1900, oil on canvas
Portrait of My Mother (1900), 1900
Smith & Singer · Nov 16, 2021
A$122,727Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Garden Study, Brighton 1899, 1899, watercolour on paper
Garden Study, Brighton 1899, 1899
Smith & Singer · Nov 16, 2021
A$21,477Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Looking Towards Richmond from Kensington Road, South Yarra, watercolour on paper
Looking Towards Richmond from Kensington Road, South Yarra
Smith & Singer · Nov 16, 2021
A$19,636Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush 1904, 1904, oil on canvas
What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush 1904, 1904
Smith & Singer · Apr 20, 2021
A$1,472,727Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Winter at Nunawading 1886, 1886, oil on canvas
Winter at Nunawading 1886, 1886
Smith & Singer · Apr 20, 2021
A$245,455Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Washing Day, Brighton 1897, 1897, oil on board
Washing Day, Brighton 1897, 1897
Menzies · Nov 19, 2020
A$34,364Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Campfire, Mount Macedon (circa 1908-1910), 1908-1910, oil on canvasboard
The Campfire, Mount Macedon (circa 1908-1910), 1908-1910
Smith & Singer · Sep 2, 2020
A$168,750Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Bathers 1906, 1906, oil on canvas
The Bathers 1906, 1906
Smith & Singer · Jun 24, 2020
A$439,200Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Ti-Tree Study (The Glade) c., 1904, oil on canvas
Ti-Tree Study (The Glade) c., 1904
Leonard Joel · Jun 2, 2020
A$30,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Cottage, Trees and Children 1907, 1907, oil on canvas on board
Cottage, Trees and Children 1907, 1907
Menzies · Feb 27, 2020
A$58,909Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Church, Gimingham, c.1907, oil on panel
Church, Gimingham, c.1907
Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019
A$13,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, An Old Politician 1879, 1879, oil on paper on board
An Old Politician 1879, 1879
Smith & Singer · Aug 27, 2019
A$585,600Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, The Garden Window (also known as The McCubbins' Garden Cottage, Fontainebleau, at Mount Macedon) c1915-16, c1915-16, oil on canvas
The Garden Window (also known as The McCubbins' Garden Cottage, Fontainebleau, at Mount Macedon) c1915-16, c1915-16
Menzies · Nov 22, 2018
A$73,636Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Louis McCubbin Bathing at Mount Macedon, oil on canvasboard
Louis McCubbin Bathing at Mount Macedon
Smith & Singer · May 16, 2018
A$36,600Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Interior 1909, 1909, oil on canvas
Interior 1909, 1909
Menzies · Apr 26, 2018
A$22,091Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Como c1909, c1909, oil on canvas
Como c1909, c1909
Menzies · Nov 30, 2017
A$24,545Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Ti-Tree Study, c.1904, oil on canvas
Ti-Tree Study, c.1904
Leonard Joel · Sep 5, 2017
A$32,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Pastoral 1904, 1904, oil on canvas
Pastoral 1904, 1904
Menzies · Aug 10, 2017
A$613,636Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, View towards the City from Kensington Road, South Yarra c1912, c1912, oil on canvas on board
View towards the City from Kensington Road, South Yarra c1912, c1912
Menzies · Aug 10, 2017
A$44,182Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Spring Morning 1914, 1914, oil on canvas
Spring Morning 1914, 1914
Menzies · May 11, 2017
A$613,636Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Cottage at Mount Macedon (1913), 1913, oil on canvas
Cottage at Mount Macedon (1913), 1913
Smith & Singer · May 3, 2017
A$341,600Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Silver Moonlight, c.1911, oil on canvas
Silver Moonlight, c.1911
Leonard Joel · Mar 22, 2016
A$34,000Sign up free to see
Frederick McCubbin, Study for The Rabbit Burrow, c.1910, oil on canvas
Study for The Rabbit Burrow, c.1910
Leonard Joel · Mar 22, 2016
A$80,000Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Frederick McCubbin, Down on His Luck
Down on His Luck1889
Art Gallery of Western Australia ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of Western Australia
Frederick McCubbin, On the Wallaby Track
On the Wallaby Track1896
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales
Frederick McCubbin, The Pioneer
The Pioneer1904
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria
Frederick McCubbin, Falls Bridge, Melbourne
Falls Bridge, Melbourne1882
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria
Frederick McCubbin, Eliza Hall
Eliza Hall1913
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria
Frederick McCubbin, Walter Hall
Walter Hall
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria
Frederick McCubbin, Lost
Lost1886
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria
Frederick McCubbin, Self portrait
Self portrait1913
National Gallery of Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Victoria

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