Bessie Ellen Davidson, 1879-1965 has 130 works listed in the Australian Art Sales Digest.

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Bessie Ellen Davidson, 1879-1965, Australia.

Born in Adelaide Bessie Davidson studied first with Rose McPherson (Margaret Preston) with whom she travelled overseas in 1904. She studied briefly in Munich but soon moved to Paris - which later became her home. Davidson travelled widely in Europe even to Russia; made return journeys to Adelaide and then served with the Red Cross in France during the First World War. She became a friend (and was possibly taught by) Rupert Bunny. After the war Davidson resumed her career as an artist exhibiting frequently and to considerable acclaim in Paris and taking a very works were especially influenced by one of her teachers in Paris the American Richard Miller ( in the 1910's and '20s) her insterests were now more formal and structural. Bessie Davidson's work is represented in the National and most Australian state galleries the Musee d'Art Moderne Paris and public collections in Scotland and the Netherlands.

Top Five Sale Prices

Interior with Poppies (Interieur), c. 1935, oil on plywood, signed lower right: Bessie Davidson inscribed verso on label: Davidson [Bessie] / 'Interieur', 124.5 x 104.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher and Hackett , Melbourne, 16/04/08

Still Life Interior with Books and Jug, oil on cardboard, signed lower left, 71.5 x 91.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 07/05/01

Jeune Fille Au Miroir (Young Girl and a Mirror) 1914, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right: B. Davidson/ 1914, stamped verso with artist details, 73 x 60 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 13/06/07

French Interior with a View from a Window, oil on board, signed Bessie Davidson lower left, 72 x 51.5 cm, Price $****, Bonhams & Goodman, Adelaide, 01/06/08

Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, oil on board, signed lower right, 73.5 x 50.7 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24/11/08

The table below shows the number of works of art by Bessie Ellen Davidson offered and sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last thirty years and listed in our database. Full details of each work, including title, medium, size, signature and sold price are available to subscribers.

Medium Offered Sold

Paintings 108 73

Works on Paper 22 17

The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 345,000 works by more than 12,100 artists who have either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand since the early 1970s. The database is regularly updated with current year auction results, as they become available.
The information is used Access to the database is available on either a monthly subscription for $Au30.00 or annual subscription for $Au170.00. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please click here for our Secure Subscription Form
Please note we do not buy, sell, appraise or value works of art, but offer an information resource used by auction houses, collectors, commercial galleries, valuers, researchers and consultants.

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Bessie Ellen Davidson, 1879-1965, Australia.
Born in Adelaide Bessie Davidson studied first with Rose McPherson (Margaret Preston) with whom she travelled overseas in 1904. She studied briefly in Munich but soon moved to Paris - which later became her home. Davidson travelled widely in Europe even to Russia; made return journeys to Adelaide and then served with the Red Cross in France during the First World War. She became a friend (and was possibly taught by) Rupert Bunny. After the war Davidson resumed her career as an artist exhibiting frequently and to considerable acclaim in Paris and taking a very works were especially influenced by one of her teachers in Paris the American Richard Miller ( in the 1910's and '20s) her insterests were now more formal and structural. Bessie Davidson's work is represented in the National and most Australian state galleries the Musee d'Art Moderne Paris and public collections in Scotland and the Netherlands.
Top Five Sale Prices
Interior with Poppies (Interieur), c. 1935, oil on plywood, signed lower right: Bessie Davidson inscribed verso on label: Davidson [Bessie] / 'Interieur', 124.5 x 104.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher and Hackett , Melbourne, 16/04/08
Still Life Interior with Books and Jug, oil on cardboard, signed lower left, 71.5 x 91.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 07/05/01
Jeune Fille Au Miroir (Young Girl and a Mirror) 1914, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right: B. Davidson/ 1914, stamped verso with artist details, 73 x 60 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 13/06/07
French Interior with a View from a Window, oil on board, signed Bessie Davidson lower left, 72 x 51.5 cm, Price $****, Bonhams & Goodman, Adelaide, 01/06/08
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, oil on board, signed lower right, 73.5 x 50.7 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24/11/08
The table below shows the number of works of art by Bessie Ellen Davidson offered and sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last thirty years and listed in our database. Full details of each work, including title, medium, size, signature and sold price are available to subscribers.
Medium	Offered	Sold
Paintings	108	73
Works on Paper	22	17
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 345,000 works by more than 12,100 artists who have either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand since the early 1970s. The database is regularly updated with current year auction results, as they become available. The information is used Access to the database is available on either a monthly subscription for $Au30.00 or annual subscription for $Au170.00. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please click here for our Secure Subscription Form Please note we do not buy, sell, appraise or value works of art, but offer an information resource used by auction houses, collectors, commercial galleries, valuers, researchers and consultants.