Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

Nell Francombe

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Name

Nell Francombe

Other names

Frankcombe, Nellie Willis Mary.

Culture

Australian

Gender

Female

Birth date

16 May 1906

Birth place

Dunorlan, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

12 June 2001

Death Place

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Art teacher | Artist (painter) | Artist (water-colouristist) | Librarian

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC, TAS)

Context

Australia

Biography

Well-known as a painter of wildflowers. In the 1940s she studied with Max Meldrum in Melbourne.

Last Updated

30 Jun 2025