Mildred E. Lovett Australia, 1880-1955
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About Mildred Lovett
Born in Hobart in 1880, Mildred Lovett was a painter, pastellist, lithographer, sculptor and china-painter. She studied art at the Hobart Technical School and at the Julian Ashton School in Sydney, where she took over the teaching from Sid Long. Her portrait of Julian Ashton is held by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. After her marriage she lived in Brisbane for a period, and after World War I, travelled to Europe. She returned to Hobart in 1920 and taught there for the next decade.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Mildred Lovett from 1973 and in total 6 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 5 (83%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2006. Works by Mildred Lovett are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Australia.
Mildred Lovett 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 627
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 337
- 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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