Treania Bennett Smith Australia, 1901-90
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About Treania Smith
Born in Brisbane in 1901, Treania Smith (nee Bennett) studied at the Max Meldrum School, Melbourne and Melbourne Technical College, where she studied sculpture. She travelled to Europe in 1928 where she studied sculpture at the Edinbugh College of Art. She reurned to Australia in late 1930 and continued further studies in sculpture at the East Sydney Technical College. She exhibited at the Macquarie Gallery in the 1930s, and became co-owner of the gallery in 1938, retiring from the gallery in 1976.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Treania Smith from 1975 and in total 38 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,960 for Sydney Street Scene 1935 sold by Leonard Joel in November 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Treania Smith are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Treania Smith 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 897
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 635
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 416
- 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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