Lot #928 - Helen A. Peters
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Historical
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Sale Date:03 Dec 2022 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 670) 10am (AEDT)
04 Dec 2022 ~ Session 2 (Lots 671 - 1277) 10am (AEDT) -
Lot #:928
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Lot Description:Helen A. Peters
(1866-1923)
In the Study
oil on canvas
73 x 84cm; framed 103 x 112cm overall
signed and dated 1899 lower right; Bears remnant of “First Australian Exhibition of Women’s Work 1907” label verso -
Notes:In 1891-94 Peters was a pupil at Melbourne’s National Gallery Schools under Bernard Hall. She also studied at the Melbourne Art School under Tudor St George Tucker and Emanuel Phillips Fox and attended their summer school at Charterisville, a memento of which survives in the form of a portrait sketch of her by Fox (GAG). From 1895 to 1905 she exhibited with the Victorian Artists’ Society and the Yarra Sculptors’ Society in Melbourne. Peters was an active member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. Her work is represented in the Royal Academy in London.
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 3,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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