Jean de Courtenay Isherwood Australia, 1911-2006
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About Jean Isherwood
Born in New South Wales in 1911, Jean Isherwood studied at the East Sydney Technical College and the Royal Art Society of NSW. She is best known as a watercolourist and graphic artist and has won many awards.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Jean Isherwood from 1975 and in total 128 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 80 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,560 for Banksia Still Life sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in August 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Jean Isherwood are held by the National Gallery of Victoria and Art Gallery of NSW.
Jean Isherwood 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 544
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 337
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 327
- 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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