Born in Melbourne in 1878, Mary Meyer studied under E Phillips Fox and Tudor St George Tucker at the National Gallery School, Melbourne and in London. A painter and patron of the arts, she was a friend of Tom Roberts, Rupert Bunny and other members of the Heidelberg School. She was a member of the 'Art Circle' and exhibited at the Lyceum Club, but her works were seldom sold.
The total number of works by Mary Meyer offered for sale by auction since 1977 is 15, of which 10 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,096 for Studley Park sold by Leonard Joel in October 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Mary Meyer are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Geelong Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria.
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