Sophie Steffanoni Australia, 1873-1906
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About Sophie Steffanoni
Sophie Elizabeth Steffanoni was born in Pitt Street, Sydney, the second daughter of Lewis Steffanoni, an embroiderer by trade. Sophie learned embroidery at her father's business, and at age 13, her embroidery was exhibited at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London. After completing High School, she joined the family business as a full-time designer and embroiderer. In 1891 she won the prize for watercolour painting at the National Juvenile Industrial Exhibition. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, United States of America, in 1893 she exhibited an Australian Coat of Arms in gold bullion, winning a medal. From 1895 to 1903 Sophie's pictures featured regularly in the annual exhibitions of the Royal Art Society. In the early 1900s ill health confined her to her home in North Sydney, where she died of tuberculosis in November 1906.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Sophie Steffanoni from 1973 and in total 5 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 5 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,364 for Country Cottage 1898 sold by Leonard Joel in March 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
Sophie Steffanoni 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 906
- 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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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