Aletta Lewis Britain, Australia, c1904-56
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About Aletta Lewis
Aletta Lewis had studied at the Slade School, London, before arriving in Sydney in c1926. She taught part time at the Julian Ashton’s Sydney Art School. exhibited at the modernist exhibition at the Grosvenor Galleries in 1926 and at Macquarie Galleries in 1928 and 1929. She returned to London about 1930, where she continued to work until the early 1940s, when she retired due to ill-health.
In our database, 11 works by Aletta Lewis are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1975, of which 8 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $16,304 for Hot Night sold by Christies in September 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2015. Works by Aletta Lewis are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Aletta Lewis 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 613
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 334
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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