Lot 77

Lawsons, Sydney, 21 February 1992
Private collection, Sydney

As seen with many female artists, there is limited information about Eileen Berndt, however she was an instrumental artist during her lifetime. Eileen attended Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School in c.1920 where she studied under the guidance of Grace Crowley, Anne Dangar, Dorrit Black and Adelaide Perry.
As her tutors before her, Eileen travelled abroad to London in the 1950s where she attended the Central School of Art and Craft.
Eileen was well regarded in artist circles and exhibited regularly alongside Frank Hinder, Rah Fizzle, Vida Lahey, Eileen Haxton and Margo Lewers.
Best known as a watercolourist, she also showcased her talent in oil paintings and became the Secretary of the Australian Watercolour Institute throughout the 1940s and 1960s, where she remains a life member.

Hannah Ryan
Art Specialist