Agnes Noyes Goodsir Australia, France, 1864-1939
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About Agnes Goodsir
Born in Victoria in 1864, Agnes Goodsir studied with Arthur T. Woodward at the Bendigo School of Mines from 1898 to 1899 and later in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, the Académie Julian, Colarossi's, and Académie Delécluse. Principally a portrait and floral painter working in oils, she lived in Paris from 1900 until her death in 1939. She was elected an Associate of the New Salon in 1924, and a Member in 1926 and was awarded a Silver Medal at the New Salon in 1924. In 1998 a retrospective of her work was held at the Bendigo Art Gallery and The Goodsir Scholarship awarded by the Bendigo Art Gallery is named in memory.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Agnes Goodsir from 1971 and in total 33 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 28 (85%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $34,364 for Standing Nude sold by Menzies in March 2022. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Agnes Goodsir are held by the Geelong Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
Agnes Goodsir 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 469
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 316
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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