Jean Mary Bellette b. 1909 TAS

Also known as Jean Bellette
  • Artist (Draughtsman) , (Painter)
Respected painter and illustrator of the 1940s and '50s and a two-time winner of the Sulman Prize.
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Name
Jean Mary Bellette
Also known as Jean Bellette
Birth date
1909
Birth place
TAS
Death date
16 March 1991
Death place
Majorca, Spain
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • 1958- 1991 Majorca, Spain
  • 1939- 1957 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1935- c.1939 London, England, UK
  • 1925- 1935 Sydney, NSW
  • 1909- 1925 TAS
Active Period
  • c.1925- c.1991
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Under Gertler and Meninsky, London, England, UK
  • c.1926- Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Hobart Technical School, Hobart, TAS
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

respected painter and illustrator of the 1940s and ’50s.

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Writers:
DAAO staff writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
1992
associate of
Thea Proctor
1879
Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Russell Drysdale
1912
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Jeffrey Smart
1921
Artist
associate of
Frank Hodgkinson
1919
Artist
associate of
Moya Dyring
1909
Artist
associate of
George Bell
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
Mark Gertler
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Aristide Maillol
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Bernard Meninsky
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
John Olsen
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Paul Haefliger
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Paul Haefliger
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Masaccio
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Piero Della Francesca
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Vera Blackburn
1911
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Judy Cassab
1920
Artist
associate of
Alice Danciger
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
Nancy Goldfinch
1911
Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Paul Haefliger
1914
Artist
associate of
Mildred Esther Lovett
1880
Artist, Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Contemporary Art Society
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Sydney Art Group
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Pyrmont Girl
no date, oil on canvas
None
Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
Untitled (Still Life)
Date
1952
Medium
oil on board
56.5 x 72.5 cm
Still life of clock, flowers and silhouette portrait
Date
1934
Collections
(solo show)
None
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Every second year from c.1940 onwards.
(solo exhibition)
1976
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
Sulman Prize
1944
Award
Sulman Prize
1942
Award
Citations:
  • de Berg, Hazel, (1976), Interview with Jean Bellette, (Place: National Library of Australia oral history tape, 06-17)
  • Washington, Juliet, (1985), Jean Bellette, (Place: Renaissance References in Australian Art, Melbourne University catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Hoff, Ursula, (1952), The art of Jean Bellette, (Place: Meanjin, vol. 11, Summer)
  • Burke, Janine, (1980), Australian Women Artists 1840-1940, (Place: Collingwood, VIC)
  • Beresford, Amanda, (1994), Mind, myth and modernism, (Place: Art and Australia vol. 31, no. 3, Autumn)
  • Bellette, Jean, (1936), Victorian night's entertainment, (Place: Home, 01-02)
See also:
  • Heritage, section 9, plate 404