Joyce L. Allen Australia, 1916-92
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About Joyce Allen
Born in Brisbane in 1916, Joyce Allen was a mostly self taught painter and printmaker using oils, gouache and watercolours. and a student of Thea Proctor and Joy Ewart. She was a regular exhibitor with the Print Council of Australia. She made her first linocuts in the late 1940s but it was not until the 1960s that she began working with her prints. Joyce Allen exhibited with the Australian Watercolour Institute and the Society of Artists in the late 1950s, and in the 1960s with the Sydney Printmakers, Blaxland Galleries and the Australian Print Council.
The earliest auction listing we have for Joyce Allen is in 1983 and in total 26 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 13 (50%) were sold. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Joyce Allen are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and Queensland Art Gallery.
Joyce Allen 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 206
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 8
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 6
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 278
- 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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