Jessie Scarvell Australia, 1862-1950
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About Jessie Scarvell
A contemporary of impressionist artists Streeton, Roberts and Conder, Jessie Scarvell trained under William Lister in Sydney. During a six-year period from 1892 to 1898 she exhibited more than 67 paintings, mainly at the Art Society of NSW. A career highlight was the inclusion of five of her works in the 1898 Exhibition of Australian Art in London, in 1898, organised by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. However she seems to have discontinued her artistic career after 1898. She married in 1901 and moved to a property in rural Queensland where she had a daughter, which may have been a factor in her career change. In 2004 15 of her paintings were donated to the National Trust of Australia (NSW) by her daughter and these works are now on display in Sydney's S. H. Ervin Gallery.
The earliest auction listing we have for Jessie Scarvell is in 1983 and in total 16 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 15 (94%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,320 for Sheep Grazing, Possibly Pages River, Murrurundi NSW sold by Davidson Auctions in July 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Jessie Scarvell are held by the Art Gallery of NSW.
Jessie Scarvell 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 858
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 363
- 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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