Portia Mary Bennett Australia, 1898-1989
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About Portia Bennett
Born in Sydney in 1898, Portia Bennett studied under Datillo Rubbo and at the Julian Ashton School, and also trained as a teacher. She taught from 1921 to 1925 when she and her husband moved to Queensland; and then on to Perth in 1932. Bennett exhibited regularly in Perth, and was noted for her architectural studies of the local streets and landmarks. In 1952 Bennett won the Hotchin Watercolour Prize.
In our database, 113 works by Portia Bennett are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1990, of which 81 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $36,800 for Roundabouts and Swings sold by GFL Fine Art in May 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Portia Bennett are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Portia Bennett 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 253
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 50
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 32
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 286
- 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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