Edith Wall New Zealand, Australia, Britain, 1904-99
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About Edith Wall
Born in New Zealand in 1904, Edith Wall studied in Christchurch, Rome and London. She and her husband, Oscar Bayne, arrived in Australia in 1939. Wall exhibited watercolours and drawings regularly, and also worked as a cartoonist for Ure Smith publications. From 1956 to 1970 she was an art teacher, illustrator and publicist. She won several prizes for her work and was a member of the New South Wales Contemporary Art Society and the Melbourne Contemporary Artists.
In our database, 7 works by Edith Wall are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1983, of which 5 (71%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Edith Wall are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Edith Wall 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 998
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 377
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 259
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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