Isabel McWhannell Australia, 1883-1919
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About Isabel McWhannell
Isabel McWhannel was born on her father's Queensland property Rodney Downs in 1883. In 1888 the family moved to Sydney, and after completing schooling she studied under Julian Ashton and was influenced by Sid Long's decorative romanticism. John Young in an article in The Artist (Vol. l No. 1, 1941) stated that 'in some of her later work we see a robust drive to realise the greater natural facts of landscape in a manner suggestive of some of the English Moderns (John, Duncan Grant, Henry Lamb). ' She died aged 33 and unfortunately, she was not prolific and few of her works survive.
The earliest auction listing we have for Isabel McWhannell is in 1971 and in total 20 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 17 (85%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,475 for Summer Pastoral sold by Elder Fine Art in September 2011. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Isabel McWhannell are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Geelong Gallery.
Isabel McWhannell is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 340
- 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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