Born in 1896, Tempe Manning studied in New South Wales and at the Academie Julian in Paris, returning to Australia in 1914. She began exhibiting with the Royal Art Society in 1916 and later with the Society of Artists. From 1930 to 1953 she was a regular contributor to the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize exhibitions. In 1945 a portrait of Senator Dorothy Tangey by Tempe Manning was rejected by the Federal Government after being commissioned for hanging in King's Hall, Canberra.
The total number of works by Constance Manning offered for sale by auction since 1977 is 187, of which 120 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $71,400 for The Reflection, Self Portrait sold by Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd in December 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Constance Manning are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
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