Bernice Edwell Australia, 1880-1962
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About Bernice Edwell
Born in Newbury, England in 1880, Bernice Edwell arrived in Sydney in her youth. She studied at the Royal Art Society School, Sydney from 1899 to 1900 and in Paris at Academie Colarossi. A landscape painter working in oils and a miniaturist, she was a Founder Member of the Society of Women Painters in Sydney, and elected to the first Council. She exhibited at the Royal Art Society, Sydney, the Society of artists and the Society of Women Painters, and in London at the Royal Academy in 1921 and 1923. Her work was included in Art Nouveau in Australia, a 1980 Australian Gallery Directors Council touring exhibition.
We have records of art auction sales by Bernice Edwell from 1977 and in total 28 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 18 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,265 for Portrait of a Child (Grandchild of Isabel Ross-Soden) c. 1915 sold by Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd in March 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2008. Works by Bernice Edwell are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Bernice Edwell 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 403
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 307
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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