Joan Dent Australia, 1916-2002
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About Joan Dent
Born in Queensland, Joan Dent (nee Lintott) was educated at PLC Pymble. She studied art at East Sydney Technical College and had private lessons from J. S. Watkins & Joshua Smith. Her first job was with "The Bulletin", using a variety of pen names: Lintott (her maiden name), Deirdre (for fun), Neville (first husband), Dent (second husband), and for her very successful commercial work Anne Drew she went on to illustrate literally hundreds of cartoons, pictures, poems, articles & stories. She contributed regularly to various papers & magazines including Fashion & Society, the Woman’s Mirror, the Woman’s Weekly and the New Zealand Mirror. For Angus & Robertson she designed book covers. Joan had many exhibitions solo and mixed including participaing in the Australia wide Peter Stuyvesant Traveling Exhibition of 1975. Her work was shown in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize, Wynne Prize, the Sulman Prize and the Portia Geach Memorial Award in Sydney. A noted portraitist, her sitters came from all walks of life.
We have records of art auction sales by Joan Dent from 1975 and in total 21 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 15 (71%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Joan Dent is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 174
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 115
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 303
- 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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