Mademoiselle
Frances Ellis, Artist
This is one of the
paintings
in our collection.
It was made in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
in circa 1941-1949.
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Object Detail
About the Work
An
example
of
Ellis'
comfort
with
bold
use
of
colour
and
intuitive
modernist
style
she
developed
under
the
tutelage
of
Antonio
Dattilo
Rubbo
.
This
work
was
made
around
the
time
Ellis
was
accepted
into
the
Royal
Art
Society,where
it
was
exhibited.
Ellis
exhibited
with
this
group
from
1942
-
1951.
By
this
stage
in
her
career
she
had
become
n
well
known
and
established
artist
and
was
also
teaching
at
Rubbo's
school
which
had
been
moved
to
70
Pitt
Street
in
central
Sydney.
Measurements
Image 455 x 380mm
Frame 570 x 500mm
Frame 570 x 500mm
Media
oil on cardboard
Description
Portrait of a woman with dark hair wearing a red robe with white undergarment. Background is yellow.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Ida Carey, Hamilton, 1980.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
25 Jul 1980
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Accession Number:
1980/11/2