Dorothea (Dorrit) Foster Black Australia, 1891-1951
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About Dorrit Black
Born in Adelaide in 1891, Dorrit Black studied first at the South Australian School of Arts, then in Sydney under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner, and in London. She became an associate of Grace Crowley and Roland Wakelin. In 1932 she founded the Modern Art Centre in Sydney. Later, in Adelaide she joined a group of artists to form the Contemporary Art Society.
We have records of art auction sales by Dorrit Black from 1975 and in total 266 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 211 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $92,045 for Music, 1927 - 28 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in November 2023. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Dorrit Black are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Dorrit Black 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 259
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 287
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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