Freda Rhoda Robertshaw Australia, 1917-97
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About Freda Robertshaw
Sydney born Freda Rhoda Robertshaw studied commercial art at the East Sydney Technical College. Her teachers included Frank Medworth, William Dobell, Arthur Murch and Charles Meere. Graduating in 1937, she became apprenticed to Meere as a figure painter, developing a neoclassical style and assisting Meere in his major painting, Australian Beach Pattern of 1940. Eventually establishing her own commercial art studio, she worked freelance for the industrial advertiser L. B Rennie, and returned to her earlier interest in watercolour landscapes and still life paintings of flowers. These she exhibited with the Society of Artists, the Royal Art Society of New South Wales and the Australian Watercolour Institute.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Freda Robertshaw from 1972 and in total 78 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 49 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $475,500 for Australian Beach Scene c. 1940 sold by Sotheby's in August 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Freda Robertshaw are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Freda Robertshaw 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 831
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 581
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 385
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 360
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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