Grace Cossington Smith Australia, 1892-1984
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About Grace Cossington Smith
Grace Cossington Smith was born in New South Wales in 1892. From 1910 to 1911 she studied drawing with Antonio Dattilo Rubbo and from 1912 to 1914 she lived in England with her sister, where she attended drawing classes as well as classes at Stettin in Germany, and was exposed to paintings by Watteau in Berlin. After returning to Sydney in 1914 she attended Dattilo Rubbo's painting classes. She exhibited with the Royal Art Society of New South Wales from 1915, the Society of Artists from 1919 and the Contemporary Group from 1926 to 1928, and from 1932 to 1971. As leader of the post-impressionist movement she devoted a great deal of the early part of her career to painting interior scenes, but she later painted many landscapes. She has had many successful exhibitions.
Grace Smith is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1970 of 617, of which 413 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $797,727 for Still Life with Chair sold by Deutscher and Hackett in November 2021. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Grace Smith are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Grace Cossington Smith 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 893
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 367
- 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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