Jessie Constance Alicia Traill Australia, 1881-1967
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About Jessie Traill
Born in Victoria in 1881, Traill studied in Melbourne under John Mather at the National Gallery School from 1901 to 1905, and in London from 1907 to 1909. A painter and etcher, she was one of the leading women artists of her time. She exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1909 and at the Paris Salon in 1909 and 1926 and throughout Australia. During World War I she was a nurse in France for 3 years. After her return to Australia she spent time painting in Cental Australia. The Queensland Art Gallery held a restrospective of her work in 1989.
Jessie Traill is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1976 of 406, of which 321 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $135,000 for The Tea Gardens sold by Leonard Joel in April 1989. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Jessie Traill are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Jessie Traill 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 960
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 374
- 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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