Winifred Betts Australia, c1875-c1958
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About Winifred Betts
Watercolourist and craftworker Winifred Betts was born c 1875. Working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aged 17 she exhibited her student work at the Sydney Exhibition of Woman's Work in 1892. In 1978 the Art Gallery of New South Wales featured her pokerwork vase from 1923 in its Cicadas and Gumnuts exhibition. Her watercolours mainly feature streetscapes in the Sydney environs. Lawson's Auctions, Sydney sold 36 of her works in a single auction sale in July 1988.
We have records of art auction sales by Winifred Betts from 1984 and in total 48 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 42 (88%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2018. Works by Winifred Betts are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Winifred Betts is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
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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