Elsie Davidson Stewart Australia, 1920-2015
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About Elsie Davidson Stewart
Elsie Davidson Stewart was born in Port Macquarie, NSW in 1920 and died in Sydney in 2015. She was awarded a Government Scholarship to study art at the East Sydney Technical College from 1935 to 1941, when she was awarded a Diploma in Illustration Art for the highest work of the year. She worked in the NSW Government Drafting Office during World War II. An illustrator and watercolourist, her subjects included still life, animals, landscapes of New South Wales and the Southern Highlands, historic buildings in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and boats and lighthouses around Sydney Harbour and Pittwater. She was elected a member of the Australian Watercolour Institute in 1973, exhibiting regularly throughout Australia with the association from 1962 and in the Wynne Prize in 1964 and 1969. Her work is the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, the National Trust of Australia and numerous private collections in Australia, United Kingdom, USA and New Zealand.
Only 2 works by this artist are listed in our database as being sold, of the 3 works offered for sale.
Elsie Davidson Stewart 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 648
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 424
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 369
- 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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