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Jean Mary Bellette, 1908-91, Australia, Spain.
Born in Hobart, 1919. Studied under Julian Ashton in Sydney. later under Meninsky and Gertler in London: also studied in Paris. Awarded the Sulman Prize 1942 and 1944. Exhibited in 1953 at the New Burlington Galleries, London, organised by the Art Council of Great Britain. Now lives in Majorca.

 Top Five Sale Prices
Study of a Young Man 1933, oil on canvas, signed and initialled lower right: JB/ Junius, 91 x 68 cm, Price $****, Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 06/03/02
Study of a Young Man, oil on canvas, signed lower right Nom de plume 'Junius' With initial I. B, 89 x 66 cm, Price $****, Lawsons, Sydney, 19/05/92
Bay at Night, oil on board, signed 'J. Bellette' lower right, 84 x 135 cm, Price $****, Bonhams & Goodman, Sydney, 29/03/06
Figure with Leaves and Wheat, oil on board, signed with initials lower right, 'J. B', 62 x 50 cm, Price $****, Christies, Sydney, 25/10/94
Study of a Young Man c. 1932-33, oil on canvas, signed with initials lower right: JB, inscribed lower right: Junius, 91.5 x 68.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 15/03/06
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Medium Offered Sold
Paintings 82 52
Works on Paper 62 45
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