Lot 46
The Lane c.1930
watercolour on canvas on board
signed lower left: Eileen Berndt.
artist's name and title inscribed on unknown label verso
35.5 x 32cm
Estimate $500 - $600
Sotheby's, Sydney, 29 November 1991, lot 196
Private collection, Sydney
Studying as a watercolourist, painter and printmaker under other notable Australian women artists Grace Crowley, Anne Dangar, and Adelaide Perry, Eileen Berndt honed her skill as an artist long before studying at the Central School of Art and Craft in London. Best known for her dedication to her craft, Berndt was secretary of the Australian Watercolour Institute for decades from the 1940s, exhibiting with them herself in 1959.
Millie Lewis
Art Assistant
Women Artists
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8752
6:00pm - 23 September 2024
Hawthorn
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