Rubery Bennett b. 1893

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  • Artist (Painter)
Rubery Bennett's works have not appreciated in value in the years after his death. There have been fakes declared in recent auction sales, no doubt as his works are not as well-known as those of his popular contemporaries.
Talk | Version history | Updated March 15, 2012 | Created Jan. 1, 1999
Name
Rubery Bennett
Birth date
1893
Death date
1987
Death place
None
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Gallery owner
Active Period
  • c.1980- c.1989
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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his pink and purple paintings of serene river landscapes were keenly sought in the 1980s, often nudging six-figures. But his prices have since fallen dramatically making his paintings less profitable to forge. Refunds, however, were paid on two dubious paintings by Bennett sold at Lawson-Menzies on 20 November 2001, while Noon Day Campsite sold at Goodmans on 19 November as by Bennett was declared a fake by artist Colin Parker (son of the owner of Parker’s Gallery, The Rocks, where Bennett had shown his work), Edward Craig and Vi Bennett, the artist’s widow. Both carried labels from Artlovers Gallery, Artarmon (Artarmon Gallery), now run by Philip Breckenreg who said his father, John, sold only about 20 works by Bennett, usually resales. Bennett, who was also an art dealer, sold most of his paintings himself. Macquarie Galleries labels have also appeared on suspect works.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
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Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2012
associate of
Colin Parker
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Edward Craig
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Philip Breckenreg
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
John Breckenreg
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Vi Bennett
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Charles Lancaster
1886
Artist (Painter), Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer), Artist (Sculptor)
Citations:
  • Ingram, Terry, (2002), Saleroom, (Place: Australian Financial Review, 03-07, p.43)
  • Moore, William, (1934), The Story of Australian Art, (Place: 2 vols. (facsimile reprint, 1980))
  • McCulloch, Alan, (1984), Enclyclopedia of Australian Art, (Place: Melbourne, Vic. 2nd edition)