Ludmilla Meilerts-Krastins Australia, 1908-98
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About Ludmilla Meilerts-Krastins
Born in Latvia in 1908, Meilerts studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Riga, and studied and worked extensively in France, Greece, Sweden and Germany. She held her first solo show in Germany, before coming to Australia in the late 1940s. She held eleven solo shows in Australia. A painter in the style of the French impressionists, she won the Dunlop Prize in 1950. She was a member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters, and the Victorian Artist's Society where she regularly exhibited.
We have records of art auction sales by Ludmilla Meilerts-Krastins from 1970 and in total 278 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 175 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,000 for Princes Bridge, Melbourne sold by Deutscher~Menzies in March 2006. This year one work has been offered for sale.
Ludmilla Meilerts-Krastins is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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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