Edith Trethowan Australia, 1901-39
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About Edith Trethowan
Born in Perth in 1901, Edith Trethowan studied under Henri van Raalte, and at Perth Technical College from c.1915 to 1920 under J. W. R. Linton and A. B. Webb from 1925 to 1927. A painter and printmaker, she began wood engraving in 1927. In 1925 she exhibited a watercolour with the W.A. Society of Arts and in 1931 she showed nine woodcuts in a joint exhibition, and from 1933 to 1936 exhibited her woodcuts with the Perth Society of Artists. She died in 1939 from tuberculosis.
The earliest auction listing we have for Edith Trethowan is in 1992 and in total 32 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 25 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,840 for Railway Bridge Fremantle sold by GFL Fine Art 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 Edith Trethowan are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Edith Trethowan is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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