Ena Elizabeth Joyce Australia, 1925-.
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About Ena Joyce
Born in Sydney in 1925, Ena Joyce studied at the East Sydney Technical College in the mid 1940s. In 1946 she was awarded a Travelling Art scholarship and she spent three years in the UK and Europe. While there she studied at the London School of Arts & Crafts. On her return to Australia she taught art at secondary level until 1958. She exhibited in solo and group shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle from 1946. She took a further study tour to Europe in 1972-3 and in 1980. She was the winner of numerous prizes including the 1977 Portia Geach Prize.
We have records of art auction sales by Ena Joyce from 1989 and in total 102 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 55 (54%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,850 for Spring in the Sydney Suburbs sold by Leonard Joel in April 1991. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Ena Joyce are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and National Gallery of Australia.
Ena Joyce 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 562
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 358
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 235
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 329
- 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…
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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