Jean Bellette

(Australia, Spain 1908–16 Mar 1991)

Title

Electra

Year

(1944)

Media category

Painting

Materials used

oil on paper on hardboard

Dimensions

59.5 x 75.5cm board; 76.8 x 92.1 x 9.0cm frame

Signature & date

Signed l.r. corner, red oil "JB". Not dated.

Credit

Purchased 1944

Accession number

7415

Copyright

Location

20th & 21st c Australian art

Bibliography (16)

'The art of enigma' by John McDonald, pg. 19., The Sydney Morning Herald 02 Apr 2005-03 Apr 2005, 02 Apr 2005-03 Apr 2005, 19. Review of Jean Bellette Retrospective in Spectrum section.

Art and Australia (Vol. 42, No. 2) Dec 2004-Feb 2005, Dec 2004-Feb 2005, 194 (colour illus.). Advertisement for the Jean Bellete touring retrospective exhibition, organised by Bathurst Regional Art Gallery & SH Ervin Gallery.

Christine France (Australia) (Author), Amanda Beresford (Author), Barbara Hall (Author), Jean Bellette retrospective, Sydney, 2004, 18, 27 (colour illus.), 68, 71. no catalogue numbers

Joan Kerr (Australia, b.1938, d.2004) (Editor), Heritage: The national women's art book, Sydney, 1995, 238 (colour illus.), 239. cat.no. 404. Entry by Deborah Edwards. Biography by Barbara Hall pg. 310-311.

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Daphne Wallace (Australia, b.1964) (Author), Margo Neale (Australia) (Author), Victoria Lynn (Australia) (Author), Sandra Byron (Australia) (Author), Review: works by women from the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 1995.

'Mind, myth and modernism: Revaluing Jean Bellette' by Amanda Beresford, pg. 372-379., Art and Australia (Vol. 31, No. 3) Autumn 1994, Autumn 1994, 372, 374 (colour illus.), 376.

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art, Domain, Sep 1989, 65.

Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Place, taste and tradition: a study of Australian art since 1788, South Melbourne, 1979, 207 (illus.). plate no. 83

National Council of Women (Australia), An exhibition of women's achievements in the arts, New South Wales, 1960. cat.no. 49; Kindly lent by the AGNSW

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), Contemporary Australian painting, Unknown, 1956. not paginated, cat.no. 3

Herbert Badham (Australia, b.1899, d.1961) (Author), A gallery of Australian art, Sydney, 1954, xi, (illus.). plate no. 51

Laurence Thomas (Author), Arts Council of Great Britain, Welsh Committee (Wales) (Compilator), Twelve Australian artists, London, 1953, 18. cat.no. 48

Laurie Thomas (Australia, b.1915, d.1974) (Editor), Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Sydney, 1951, 43. cat.no. 123

Sydney Ure Smith (Australia, b.1887, d.1949) (Editor), Present day art in Australia, Sydney, 1949, 57 (illus.).

New South Wales Society of Artists (Australia, estab. 1895, closed 1960s) (Author), Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, Sydney, 1944. cat.no. 63; priced 50 guineas

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994), Contemporary Australian painting from the National Collection, Sydney, circa 1946, 12. cat.no. 22

Exhibition history (16)

Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1944), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], 19 Aug 1944–07 Sep 1944.

Contemporary Australian painting from the National collection, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 1946–1950.

Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 12 Mar 1951–31 Mar 1951.

Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, 09 Apr 1951–28 Apr 1951.

Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Jun 1951–21 Jul 1951.

Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Queensland Art Gallery, 06 Aug 1951–01 Sep 1951.

Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of South Australia, 24 Sep 1951–20 Oct 1951.

Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 12 Nov 1951–10 Dec 1951.

Contemporary Australian Painting - Pacific Loan Exhibition (1956), Orient Lines, S.S. "Orcades", 02 Oct 1956–25 Oct 1956.

Women's achievements in the arts, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 31 Aug 1960–09 Sep 1960.

Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art 1890's-1930's, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Oct 1989–26 Nov 1989.

Jean Bellette retrospective (2004-2005), Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 10 Dec 2004–16 Jan 2005.

Jean Bellette retrospective (2004-2005), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 12 Mar 2005–15 Apr 2005.

Jean Bellette retrospective (2004-2005), University of Queensland Art Museum, 06 May 2005–12 Jun 2005.

Jean Bellette retrospective (2004-2005), Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, 12 Jul 2005–28 Aug 2005.

Jean Bellette retrospective (2004-2005), The Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, 10 Nov 2005–18 Dec 2005.