Constance Stokes Australia, 1906-91
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About Constance Stokes
Born in Victoria in 1906, Stokes studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne and in 1929 she was awarded the National Gallery School Travelling Scholarship, which took her to Europe. She studied at the Royal Academy in London and in paris at the Academie Lohte. On her return to Australia she became a leader of the modernist movement. She frequently painted female nudes, and it was these paintings which brought her to public notice. She exhibited in the 1952 Art Council of Britain Exhibition of Australian Contemporary Art and in the following year she held a one-woman show in Melbourne.
The earliest auction listing we have for Constance Stokes is in 1972 and in total 228 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 155 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $220,909 for The Three Graces (1951) sold by Smith & Singer in April 2021. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Constance Stokes are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Constance Stokes 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 911
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 650
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 426
- 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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