Portia Mary Bennett Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Portia Mary Bennett Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 27, 2026
BENNETT Portia Mary (1898-1989) (2), Two Studies of Adeline Bennett, Pencil (2), 28x21cm (largest)
Est: $200 - $400
BENNETT, Portia Mary (1898-1989) (2) Two Studies of Adeline Bennett Both signed and dated lower right. Note: one work is framed, one is matted but unframed. Pencil (2) 28x21cm (largest) PROVENANCE: Adeline Bennett (sister of the artist); private collection, Brisbane (gift from the above)
Davidson Auctions
Jul. 26, 2026
BENNETT Portia Mary (1898-1989), Angel Butterflies and Tree Blossom, Colour on Silk, 28x53.5cm (irregular, fan shaped)
Est: $500 - $800
BENNETT, Portia Mary (1898-1989) Angel Butterflies and Tree Blossom Signed lower right. Colour on Silk 28x53.5cm (irregular, fan shaped) PROVENANCE: Adeline Bennett (sister of the artist); private collection, Brisbane (gift from the above)
Davidson Auctions
Sep. 24, 2025
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - COASTAL SCENE - WATERCOLOUR
Est: $300 - $600
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) COASTAL SCENE Signed lower right, label verso Watercolour 16.5 x 17.5cm Estimate $300/600 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Aug. 17, 2025
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - SHORE PATTERN - CRAYON
Est: $900 - $1,500
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) SHORE PATTERN Signed lower right Crayon 46 x 61cm Estimate $900/1,500 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 26, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - MOORED BOATS EAST FREMANTLE - WATERCOLOUR
Est: $900 - $1,200
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) MOORED BOATS EAST FREMANTLE Signed lower left Watercolour 34 x 47cm Estimate $900/1,200 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Sep. 10, 2024
Portia Mary Bennett, 1898 - 1989 'Four Children and their dog in a meadow'.
Est: $300 - $550
Portia Mary Bennett, 1898 - 1989 'Four Children and their dog in a meadow'. Watercolour on silk (most likely), signed lower left (fan shaped). 31 x 48 cm.
McKenzies Auctioneers
Sep. 10, 2024
Portia Mary Bennett 1898-1989
Est: $300 - $500
Portia Mary Bennett 1898-1989 Augusta, 1963 Pencil on paper, signed lower right, titled and dated lower left and titled verso. 13 x 17cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Jul. 24, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - BETTY BUNNING AT HER EASEL - OIL ON BOARD
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) BETTY BUNNING AT HER EASEL Signed and dated 76 lower centre Oil on board 30 x 35cm Estimate $1,500/2,500 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Jun. 05, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT 1898-1989
Est: $800 - $1,200
"Untitled - Perth Scene with Tram" Watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right. 27 x 31cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Jun. 05, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT 1898-1989
Est: $300 - $500
"Portrait of Audrey Greenhalgh” Watercolour and pencil, signed lower right with initials. 23.5 x 17cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Jun. 05, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT 1898-1989
Est: $400 - $600
"Augusta 1963" Pencil on paper, signed lower right, titled and dated lower left and titled verso. 13 x 17cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
May. 21, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - ACROSS THE BAY - WATERCOLOUR
Est: $500 - $800
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) ACROSS THE BAY Signed and dated 1952 lower left Watercolour 37 x 43cm Estimate $500/800 AUD
GFL Fine Art
May. 21, 2024
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - BANKSIAS - OIL ON BOARD
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) BANKSIAS Signed lower right Oil on board 59 x 43cm Estimate $2,500/3,500 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Jul. 25, 2023
PORTIA MARY BENNETT 1898-1989
Est: $650 - $950
"Morning Mist, Swan River" Watercolour on paper, signed lower left. 52 x 44cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Jun. 29, 2023
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - STUDY WESLEY CHURCH PERTH - Watercolour and pencil
Est: $350 - $450
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) STUDY WESLEY CHURCH PERTH Signed lower left Watercolour and pencil 32 x 25.5cm Estimate $350/450 AUD
GFL Fine Art
May. 23, 2023
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - THE CORNER OF HAY AND BARRACK STREETS - OIL ON BOARD
Est: $28,000 - $40,000
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) THE CORNER OF HAY AND BARRACK STREETS Signed and dated 84 lower right Oil on board 74 x 63cm Estimate $28,000/40,000 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Mar. 12, 2023
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - PERTH FROM KINGS PARK - Watercolour
Est: $800 - $1,200
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) PERTH FROM KINGS PARK Signed lower left Watercolour 18 x 19cm $800/1,200
GFL Fine Art
May. 24, 2022
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - ROUNDABOUTS AND SWINGS - Oil on board
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) ROUNDABOUTS AND SWINGS Signed and dated 1935 lower left, titled verso Oil on board 69 x 68cm $12,000/18,000
GFL Fine Art
Oct. 19, 2021
Portia Bennet 1898 - 1989
Est: $750 - $1,000
Portia Bennet 1898 - 1989 Perth from Kings Park c.1933 Watercolour Signed lower left 18 x 19cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Aug. 24, 2021
Portia Bennet 1898 - 1989
Est: $1,000 - $1,600
Portia Bennet 1898 - 1989 Swan River from Kings Park, 1967 Watercolour Signed lower right 49 x 57cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Aug. 24, 2021
Portia Bennet 1898 - 1989
Est: $300 - $400
Portia Bennet 1898 - 1989 Perth from Kings Park c.1933 Watercolour Signed lower left 18 x 19cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Aug. 22, 2021
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - BANKSIA FLOWERS
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
15 PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) BANKSIA FLOWERSSigned lower centre Oil on board 59 x 43cm Estimate $2,000/3,000 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Mar. 10, 2020
Portia Mary Bennett 1898 - 1989
Est: $400 - $600
Portia Mary Bennett 1898 - 1989 Morning Mist Watercolour Signed lower left 53 x 45 cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Oct. 10, 2019
Portia Mary Bennett (1898 - 1989) - The Jetty, 1935 23.5 x 31cm
Est: $300 - $500
Portia Mary Bennett (1898 - 1989) The Jetty, 1935 watercolour 23.5 x 31cm signed and dated lower right
Lawsons
Mar. 19, 2019
Portia Mary Bennett 1898 - 1989
Est: $600 - $900
Portia Mary Bennett 1898 - 1989 Morning Mist Watercolour Signed lower left 53 x 45 cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
May. 29, 2018
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - DEMOLISHING THE OLD BARRACKS PERTH - Mixed media
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) DEMOLISHING THE OLD BARRACKS PERTH Signed lower right Mixed media 34 x 47.5 cm $1,200/1,800
GFL Fine Art
Mar. 20, 2018
Portia Mary Bennett 1898 - 1989
Est: $350 - $650
Portia Mary Bennett 1898 - 1989 Study in Green Watercolour Signed and dated '81 lower left 26 x 26 cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Dec. 13, 2017
Portia Bennett 1898 - 1989
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Portia Bennett 1898 - 1989 Perth Town Hall Oil on board Signed lower right 74 x 62.5 cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Dec. 13, 2017
Portia Bennett 1898 - 1869
Est: $1,000 - $1,800
Portia Bennett 1898 - 1869 Fairies and Spider Watercolour on silk (fan shape) Signed lower right 19 x 50 cm (silk only)
McKenzies Auctioneers
Nov. 28, 2017
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - PERTH TOWN HALL - Watercolour
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) PERTH TOWN HALL Signed, dated 1951 lower left Watercolour 81 x 61cm $12,000/18,000
GFL Fine Art
May. 30, 2017
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - STILL LIFE - Watercolour
Est: $500 - $700
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) STILL LIFE Signed lower left Watercolour 26 x 25cm $500/700
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 23, 2016
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - MISTY MORNING - Watercolour
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) MISTY MORNING Signed lower right Watercolour 27 x 27cm $1,500/2,500
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 22, 2016
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - VIEW OF PERTH FROM PARLIAMENT HOUSE HILL - Watercolour
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) VIEW OF PERTH FROM PARLIAMENT HOUSE HILL Signed lower left Watercolour 34.5 x 42.4cm $3,000/5,000
GFL Fine Art
May. 04, 2016
PORTIA BENNETT (1898 - 1989), JUNE (PERTH TOWN HALL), 1951, watercolour on paper
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
PORTIA BENNETT (1898 - 1989), JUNE (PERTH TOWN HALL), 1951, watercolour on paper SIGNED: signed, dated and inscribed lower left: PORTIA - BENNETT - JUNE 1951 DIMENSIONS: 81.0 x 61.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Perth, acquired directly from the artist c.1965 EXHIBITED: Perth Society of Artists: Autumn Exhibition, Skinner Galleries, Perth, 5 - 18 May 1959, cat. 42 (as June) Perth Town Hall, 1935, watercolour on paper, 59.0 x 42.0 cm, collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, illus. in Gooding, J., Western Australian Art and Artists 1900 – 1950, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1987, p. 55 Lawson Flats, Riverside Drive, c.1936, 37.0 x 27.0 cm, watercolour and pencil, The University of Western Australia Art, Perth Hotel Adelphi, Perth, 1948, watercolour and pencil, 56.5 x 54.0 cm, The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth ESSAY: Portia Bennett belongs to that extraordinary generation of women artists who helped progress modernism in Australia through their art, design and architecture. These include Grace Crowley, Dorritt Black, and Anne Dangar, all co-students of Bennett’s – when they attended the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. Previously she studied for two years with Antonio Dattilo Rubbo at the Royal Art Society School in Sydney, alongside Roland Wakelin and Roy de Maistre. Even then, Bennett made an impact, establishing ‘a youthful reputation amongst her now famous co-students with her dark, flat-planed images of Sydney streets. In 1924… she held a well-received exhibition with Rah Fizelle. On her marriage, Bennett had been persuaded of the unsuitability of her art ambitions and abandoned her art practice. The discovery (in Perth) that her old friends from Julian Ashton’s were continuing to paint, without conflict or scandal in a conservative society, permitted her to return to her former occupation.’ 1 These old friends were Muriel Southern and Florence Hall who had a studio complex in the CBD with their friend Margaret Johnson. Together, the four women held an exhibition in 1933 at Newspaper House in Perth, and soon became foundation members of the Perth Society of Artists. For a painter who had originally harbored the wish to be an architect, having a base within the city from which to operate allowed Bennett to explore the changing built identity of the town. The word town is used advisedly as Perth was just as affected by the travails of the Depression and was already of limited size, but an unexpected expansion of gold mining in the mid-1930s in Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie led to a renewed sense of optimistic prosperity. In response, a series of moderne-style buildings were erected, including Lawson Flats and the wonderful Adelphi Hotel. Unsurprisingly, these also attracted the eye of Bennett and her watercolour renditions of these are rightly prized by their institutional owner. Much has been written on Bennett’s aesthetic as being a West Australian version of Melbourne’s Clarice Beckett through her deliberate inclusion of cars, tram wires and power poles to indicate modernity itself. However, this to a degree is a revisionist exaggeration. Bennett was fascinated by all the design harmonies of the built environment and the effects of light upon it. Signs and power lines were recorded simply because they were there and it was true to her artistic judgment. The Perth Town Hall, which opened in 1870, was the last civic building in Australia to use convict labour. It was a favourite subject for Bennett and she returned to it at different times in her career. In her familiar manner, the artist locates herself on an upper balcony across the road which gives a raised, almost birds-eye aspect to her subject. After many years of patient observation, Bennett noted that 'the Town Hall is nothing to look at until mid winter, about June, when the sun strikes the corner of Royal Arcade and reflects onto the Hall, creating a lovely pink glow.’2 Paying homage to this most perfect time of year, Bennett titled the present painting June and it is the largest known work undertaken by her of the subject. 1. Shervington, H., ‘Women Artists and Modernism in the 1930s’, Aspects of Perth Modernism 1929-1942, University of Western Australia, Perth, 1986, p. 23 2. Portia Bennett, 1986. Quoted in: Gooding, J., Western Australian Art and Artists: 1900-1950, Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1987, p. 52 ANDREW GAYNOR
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 24, 2015
PORTIA MARY BENNETT - STILL LIFE - Watercolour
Est: $600 - $900
PORTIA MARY BENNETT STILL LIFE Signed and dated 81 lower left Watercolour 34 x 27cm $600/900
GFL Fine Art
Jul. 12, 2015
† Portia Mary Bennett (1898-1989) Marguerites 1981 Watercolour
Est: $500 - $700
Portia Mary Bennett (1898-1989) Marguerites 1981 Watercolour Signed & dated lower left 34 x 27 cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 12, 2012
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989), ON THE ROAD TO
Est: $500 - $800
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989), ON THE ROAD TO COOMA, Signed lower right, Watercolour, , 18 x 24cm
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 22, 2011
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) BETTY BUNNING AT HER EASEL
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) BETTY BUNNING AT HER EASEL Initialled lower centre Oil on board 30 x 35cm
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 22, 2011
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) SOUTH PERTH FROM KINGS PARK
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) SOUTH PERTH FROM KINGS PARK Signed lower left Watercolour 37 x 46cm
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 22, 2011
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) STILL LIFE WHITE ROSES
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
PORTIA MARY BENNETT (1898-1989) STILL LIFE WHITE ROSES Signed lower centre Watercolour 41 x 36cm
GFL Fine Art
Jun. 15, 2011
Portia Bennett (1898-1989) Horses and Trailer
Est: $1,000 - $1,400
Portia Bennett (1898-1989) Horses and Trailer Watercolour Signed lower right 38 x 57cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Nov. 23, 2010
Portia Bennett (1898-1989) Moored Dinghy, 1968
Est: $150 - $300
Portia Bennett (1898-1989) Moored Dinghy, 1968 Watercolour Signed lower left 26 x 26.5cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
Sep. 23, 2009
Portia Mary Bennett (1898 - 1989) Horses and
Est: $1,600 - $2,600
Portia Mary Bennett (1898 - 1989) Horses and Attendant Watercolour Signed lower right 38 x 58cm
McKenzies Auctioneers