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    • Bess Norris Tait. (1878 - 1939). 'A Boy with A Bird'. Watercolor. 12 x 12 cm. Signed Lower Right. (Inscribed with title and signed Verso) 1908.
      Jan. 21, 2024

      Bess Norris Tait. (1878 - 1939). 'A Boy with A Bird'. Watercolor. 12 x 12 cm. Signed Lower Right. (Inscribed with title and signed Verso) 1908.

      Est: $600 - $900

      Bess Norris Tait. (1878 - 1939). 'A Boy with A Bird'. Watercolor. 12 x 12 cm. Signed Lower Right. (Inscribed with title and signed Verso) 1908.

      Christian McCann Auctions
    • BESSIE (BESS) NORRIS TAIT (1878–1939) Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman watercolour brooch, with 15 carat gold, gilt and seed pear...
      Sep. 18, 2023

      BESSIE (BESS) NORRIS TAIT (1878–1939) Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman watercolour brooch, with 15 carat gold, gilt and seed pear...

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BESSIE (BESS) NORRIS TAIT (1878–1939) Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman watercolour brooch, with 15 carat gold, gilt and seed pearl surround signed lower left: Bessie Norris 4 x 3.5cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of David Angeloro Davidson Auctions, Sydney, 21 July 2019, lot 138 Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: Bessie Norris Tait had her first drawing lessons, aged ten, from Jane Sutherland before studying under Frederick McCubbin and Bernard Hall at the National Gallery of Victoria School. She sent examples of her miniatures to London and was encouraged to go there to work and study in 1905. In London, she quickly became a darling of the art society, attracting a fashionable clientele. She was admired for breaking with the ‘chocolate-box' method of miniature painting, and became a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters in 1907. She completed a number of portrait commissions in Australia, held exhibitions locally, and had her works acquired by the state galleries. She returned to London in 1911 and secured patrons including J. Pierpont Morgan and Queen Alexandra. In addition to her work being acquired by Australian state galleries, she was the first Australian woman artist to have a work purchased by an English gallery. For her popularity at the time, she is relatively unrecorded in Australian art history. This is thought less to be due to her achievements largely being overseas, but rather by her decision to predominantly paint miniatures, an art form traditionally deemed too twee or ‘feminine' for academic recognition. Olivia Fuller Head of Art

      Leonard Joel
    • NORRISS TAIT Bess (1878-1939), Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman., W/Clr, 4x3.5cm (overall)
      Jul. 21, 2019

      NORRISS TAIT Bess (1878-1939), Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman., W/Clr, 4x3.5cm (overall)

      Est: $450 - $750

      NORRISS TAIT, Bess (1878-1939) Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman. Brooch, with gilt & seed pearl surround. Provenance: Angeloro family collection. W/Clr 4x3.5cm (overall)

      Davidson Auctions
    • Bess Norriss (1879-1939) Watercolour Portrait c.1900. Signed lower right. Framed under glass 8.25 x 6.75 inches.
      Aug. 08, 2015

      Bess Norriss (1879-1939) Watercolour Portrait c.1900. Signed lower right. Framed under glass 8.25 x 6.75 inches.

      Est: £300 - £500

      Bess Norriss (1879-1939) Watercolour Portrait c.1900. Signed lower right. Framed under glass 8.25 x 6.75 inches.

      Cooper Barrington LLP
    • Bess Norriss (1879-1939) Watercolour Portrait.Circa 1900. Signed lower right.Framed under glass 8.25 x 6.75 inches.
      Jun. 27, 2015

      Bess Norriss (1879-1939) Watercolour Portrait.Circa 1900. Signed lower right.Framed under glass 8.25 x 6.75 inches.

      Est: £300 - £500

      Bess Norriss (1879-1939) Watercolour Portrait.Circa 1900. Signed lower right.Framed under glass 8.25 x 6.75 inches.

      Cooper Barrington LLP
    • Bess Norriss Tate (Australian, 1878-1939) Portrait
      Mar. 06, 2008

      Bess Norriss Tate (Australian, 1878-1939) Portrait

      Est: £200 - £300

      Bess Norriss Tate (Australian, 1878-1939) Portrait of a Lady in Blue signed lower right "Bess Norriss" pencil and watercolour 21 x 16cm Bess Norriss Tate (Australian, 1878-1939) The Flower Seller signed lower left "Bess Norriss" watercolour 21 x 16cm two (2) Exhibited: London Society of Portrait Painters, 1930 (according to an old label on the reverse)

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