Rhonda Barbara (Barbara) Tribe Australia, Britain, 1913-2000
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About (Barbara) Tribe
Born in Sydney in 1913, expatriate sculptor, Barbara Tribe, has lived in England since 1935 when she was awarded the prestigious New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship. Her training under Rayner Hoff at the East Sydney Art School proved to be invaluable and combined with her innate modelling skills laid the foundation for a long, highly respected professional career. As her circumstances improved, she also became an inveterate traveller and moved relentlessly between her Cornish studio and such diverse locations as Australia, Italy, Malta, France, Holland Thailand, China, USA, Canada and Egypt. Amongst her sculptures is the terracotta head of artist Lloyd Rees which was reproduced in 'Australian Sculptors' by Scarlett. Her work is represented in the Australian National Collection.
The earliest auction listing we have for Barbara Tribe is in 1988 and in total 183 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 147 (80%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $67,100 for Caprice (1935) sold by Sotheby's in April 2018. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Barbara Tribe are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
(Barbara) Tribe 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 962
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 683
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 445
- 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…
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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