Violet M. McInnes Australia, 1892-1971
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About Violet McInnes
The wife of noted portrait painter, William Beckwith McInnes, Violet McInnes was born in 1892. She studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne. She worked first as a photo-graphic artist, and after a break to care for her six children, resumed painting in the early 1930s. Her first solo exhibition - of flower paintings, landscapes and large scale figures - was in 1937. She continued to exhibit her work until about 1968.
The earliest auction listing we have for Violet McInnes is in 1972 and in total 210 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 158 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,260 for Untitled sold by Elder Fine Art in October 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Violet McInnes are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
Violet McInnes 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 646
- 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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