Violet Helen Evangeline Teague Australia, Britain, France, 1872-1951
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About Violet Teague
Born in Melbourne in 1872, Violet Teague studied in Brussels and and England and then at the National Gallery School, Melbourne from 1897 to 1900. A portrait and landscape painter and mural designer, as well as exhibiting in Australia, she also exhibited at the Royal Academy London, and the Paris Salon. After extensive overseas travels she returned to Australia in 1935 and setled in Mount Eliza. She died in 1951.
The earliest auction listing we have for Violet Teague is in 1976 and in total 60 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 40 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $28,750 for Margaret Alice sold by Christies in April 1995. 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 Teague are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Violet Teague 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 942
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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