Eileen Constance Matilda Berndt b. 22 November 1899

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and printmaker, Berndt studied variously under Grace Crowley, Anne Dangar, Dorrit Black and Adelaide Perry before relocating to London to study at the Central School of Art and Craft. Best known as a painter, Berndt was secretary of the Australian Watercolour Institute throughout the 1940s and 1960s.

Citations

  • Butler, Roger (1995), 'Sydney By Design’, National Gallery of Australia catalogue, Canberra, ACT.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists