Marjory Penglase Australia, 1922-89
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About Marjory Penglase
Marjory Penglase was born at Echuca, Victoria in 1922. She studied at the Melbourne Technical Art School (RMIT) from 1940-45 and then taught there in 1945-46. While studying with Murray Griffin she met artist Newton Hedstrom who she married, and held her first exhibition at Melbourne's Myer Gallery in 1946. She was an inaugural member of the Studio of Realist Art and exhibited with the Society of Artists and in various competitive exhibitions. In the 1970s and 80s she undertook study tours to Britain, Europe and China. As well as a painter, she was also a theatre designer for a number of amateur theatre groups in Sydney and Melbourne.
In our database, 12 works by Marjory Penglase are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1997, of which 10 (83%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Marjory Penglase are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Marjory Penglase 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 770
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 540
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 358
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 353
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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