Jean Mary Bellette Australia, Spain, 1908-91
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About Jean Bellette
Born in Hobart, 1919, Jean Bellette studied under Julian Ashton in Sydney, and later under Meninsky and Gertler in London and Paris. A modernist painter, she was awarded the Sulman Prize 1942 and 1944. She exhibited in 1953 at the New Burlington Galleries, London, organised by the Art Council of Great Britain. She lived in Majorca, Spain from 1957 but frequently visited and exhibited in Australia.
The earliest auction listing we have for Jean Bellette is in 1969 and in total 228 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 151 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $17,835 for The Mourners, C.1970 sold by Bonhams in April 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Jean Bellette are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Jean Bellette 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 251
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 49
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 31
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 286
- 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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