Clara Southern Australia, 1860-1940
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About Clara Southern
Born in Victoria in 1861, Clara Southern studied in Melbourne under Folingsby, McCubbin and Withers. She lived at the Artists' Camp at Warrandyte where she worked with the major artists of the period. She was a member of the Australian Art Association and the Victorian Artists' Society Council.
The earliest auction listing we have for Clara Southern is in 1975 and in total 109 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 85 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $52,800 for The Road to Warrandyte, c1905–10 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in April 2011. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Clara Southern are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Clara Southern 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 899
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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