Alma Figuerola Australia, c1895-1969
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About Alma Figuerola
Born about 1895, Alma Figuerola attended the art school established by the Melbourne 'tonalist' Max Meldrum (1875-1955). She graduated from his school in 1920, participating in her first group exhibition in the same year. She painted figure studies and portraits, and solo exhibitions of her work were held at the Meldrum Gallery in 1933, at the Athenaeum Gallery in 1937 and 1945, and at Georges Gallery in 1951. She became an Associate member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters group in 1935 and also held art classes in her studio. She was a finalist in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize in 1932, 1935, 1942 and 1943.
The earliest auction listing we have for Alma Figuerola is in 1977 and in total 54 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 39 (72%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,436 for Queenscliff Lighthouse C.1963 sold by Leonard Joel in October 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Alma Figuerola are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
Alma Figuerola 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 425
- 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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