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The paintings of Mary Meyer This listing is to being updated as works are identified (last update 19 Nov 2024) Many of the paintings on this page have had frames added digitally for continuity. The copyright for Mary Meyer may still be with her relatives/ her estate. We cannot supply images nor give permission for their use. The images produced here have been uploaded for research and education reasons. We are keen to let people know about woman artists such as Mary Meyer.   Mary Fisher Nanson  (Mary Meyer from 1904) Self-Portrait c 1898 National Gallery of Australia bequest of Mary Meyer to the national collection in 1976 Frame added digitally - unknown if work is framed         Mary Meyer (1878-1975) house reflections (sold at auction September 2024) Frame added digitally - work sold at auction without frame         Mary Meyer (1878-1975) , untitled and undated titled for August 2024 Joel's auction as Yarra River, oil on canvas 21.5 x 32cm sold at auction September 2024  Frame added digitally - work sold at auction was very glossy             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) , untitled and undated Near Charterisville - title used by auction house Frame added digitally - unknown if work is framed             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Ti-Tree at Black Rock (sold at auction September 2024) Frame added digitally - work sold at auction without frame             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Cows in Landscape sold at auction September 2024 Frame added digitally - frame sold at auction was glossy       Mary Meyer (1878-1975) , untitled and undated Haystack Frame added digitally, unknown if work is framed                 Mary Meyer (1878-1975) , untitled and undated Near Black Rock Frame added digitally, unknown if work is framed             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Portrait of Fleix Meyer sold at auction September 2024 Frame added digitally - work was sold at auction without frame             Mary Meyer (1878-1975 , signed Yarra River (titled used at auction September 2024) The frame as sold at auction has been replaced with one more appropriate             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Studley Park      Frame added digitally - unknown if work is framed.             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Door in brick wall - (Latrobe Art Gallery ) Frame added digitally - unknown whether work is framed             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Woodland Fairies - (Geelong Art Gallery ) Frame added digitally - unknown if work is framed         Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Fishing - (Castlemaine Art Gallery ) The work is in the frame as acquired from the Mary Meyer estate in 1976 we estimate that the work is circa 1930s with the frame added later maybe in circa 1950s or 1960s.       Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Seascape - (Latrobe Art Gallery ) Frame shown with work on Latrobe Art Gallery site.             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Sketch for Seascape - (National Gallery Victoria) Frame added digitally - no image of frame available             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Farm - (National Gallery of Australia) bequest of Mary Meyer to the national collection in 1976 Frame added digitally - no image of frame available             Mary F Nanson / Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Landscape Chartersville C1889    (National Gallery of Australia) bequest of Mary Meyer to the national collection in 1976 Frame added digitally - no image of frame available                         Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Portrait of Old Woman    (National Gallery of Australia) These two are on either side of the same board; being from the bequest of Mary Meyer to the national collection in 1976   Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Portrait of Young Boy   (National Gallery of Australia) Frames added digitally - no image of frame available             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Sorrento Lime Boats c1907  (National Gallery of Australia) bequest of Mary Meyer to the national collection in 1976 Frame added digitally - no image of frame available             Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Still flows the stream  - After Streeton   (National Gallery of Australia) bequest of Mary Meyer to the national collection in 1976 Frame added digitally - no image of frame available       Mary Meyer Paintings in the Bendigo Art Gallery Collection     Mary Nanson, later Meyer (1878-1975) Untitled (Field - possibly at Chartersville)  circa 1890s    (Bendigo Art Gallery) The work is in the frame as acquired from the Mary Meyer estate in 1976 we estimate that the work is circa 1890s (Nanson written on back) and the frame may be of the same time (1890s).         Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Untitled (ploughing)  possibly circa 1890s - 1920    (Bendigo Art Gallery) The work is in the frame as acquired from the Mary Meyer estate in 1976 we estimate that the work could be as early as circa 1890/s1900s or soon after and the frame may be of the same time.         Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Untitled (landscape)  possibly circa 1920s- 1930s   (Bendigo Art Gallery) The work is in the frame as acquired from the Mary Meyer estate in 1976 we estimate that the work could be from the period 1920s - 1930s and the frame may be of the same time           Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Untitled (red house)  possibly circa 1930s-1950s  (Bendigo Art Gallery) The work is as framed when acquired in 1976 from the Mary Meyer estate we estimate that the work is circa 1930s with the frame added later maybe in the 1950s or 1960s.           Mary Meyer (1878-1975) Untitled (flowers)  possibly circa 1930s   (Bendigo Art Gallery) The work is in the frame as acquired from the Mary Meyer estate in 1976 we estimate that the work could be from the period 1930s and the frame may be of the same time     Mary Meyer and the frames for her paintings Because Mary Meyer did not make a career through sales and exhibitions, not a lot of information is available about what style framing she used for her finished works at different periods through her long life as an artist. Given reported her lack of interest in sales, it could also be that only a few of her works were framed in the times when they were created. We have looked at available framing in the hope that the frames may provide clues to date works, as Mary did not date her paintings. Looking at works in recent auctions, it is looking as though some were framed at particular times well after they were created – maybe for an exhibition in her time or maybe after her death. A recent Joel’s Auction had six works up for sale – all sold for a good price. There is a reasonable interest in her works. Two small works (Dr Felix Meyer and the Reflections) were unframed, one small work (T-Trees) was in a largish wooden frame, and the other three had the same frame style. The three frames looked as though they had been added recently – sometime in the last couple of decades. Bendigo Art Gallery has five works acquired directly from the estate in 1976. Four of these look as though they are in the original frames from their time of creation. The other, The Red House which we date as maybe 1930s, looks as though it was framed later – possibly in the 1950s or 1960s. Interestingly, the back of the frame is very clean (almost brand new) with no signs that it has ever been hung – there are no hooks or signs of any hooks. The Castlemaine Art Gallery and Museum had acquired four works from the estate in 1976. Three were later sold. The one remaining painting, Fishing, is in the same style as Bendigo’s Red House – being a sort of derivative of Max Meldrum in tone. The Castlemaine work has the same style of framing as Bendigo’s Red House. The difference is that the Castlemaine work has definitely being hung for exhibition – with two sets of hooks on the back. One set of hooks look much later than the other. These may be hooks used by the Castlemaine Gallery Other art institutions hold works by Mary Meyer. Those that we have been able to identify are the National Gallery of Australia (six), the National Gallery of Victoria (one), Geelong Art Gallery (one) and Latrobe Art Gallery (two). There may be others, but online searches and a couple of direct inquiries have not identified more. The following are listed online as sold in previous years. There are no images online for these works. Given the titles, several may have been sold again recently. Spring (sold 1994), Through the Gardens (sold 1991), Portrait (sold 1988), Along the Yarra (sold 1984), Old House Heidelberg (sold 1984), Through the Ti-Tree (sold 1981), Carting the Hay (sold 1981), The Yarra (sold 1980), Landscape (sold 1977).     for more on Mary Meyer/ Nanson - click here