Tina Wentcher b. 1887

Also known as Ernestine Haim, Tina Haim-Wentscher, Ernestine Wentcher, Ernestine Wentscher, Tina Haim-Wentcher
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Sculptor and carver. Trained in Paris and Berlin and well travelled through Greece, Italy, Egypt, Abyssinia, and S.E. Asia before settling in Victoria following the outbreak of WWII. Produced portrait busts and figure designs.
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creator of
Delphic Charioteer

Two miniature bronze copies of the Delphic Charioteer.

 
creator of
Bessarabian Boy
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A small bronze head acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria, was stolen in 1945 so she made a pewter replica at her own expense in 1946.

 

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Alternative names
  • Ernestine Haim
  • Tina Haim-Wentscher
  • Ernestine Wentcher
  • Ernestine Wentscher
  • Tina Haim-Wentcher
  • Ernestine Haim
  • Tina Haim-Wentscher
  • Ernestine Wentcher
  • Ernestine Wentscher
  • Tina Haim-Wentcher
Related people
  • O'Connor, Ailsa (associate of)
  • Wentcher, Julius (spouse of)
  • O'Connor, Ailsa (associate of)
  • Wentcher, Julius (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Contemporary Art Society (associate of)
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Association of Sculptors of Victoria (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (associate of)
  • Contemporary Art Society (associate of)
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Association of Sculptors of Victoria (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (associate of)
Related works
  • Delphic Charioteer (creator of)
  • Bessarabian Boy (creator of)
  • Delphic Charioteer (creator of)
  • Bessarabian Boy (creator of)
Related collections
  • Raffles Museum, Singapore (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Singapore (collected in)
  • National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, Vic. (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Vic. (collected in)
  • Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • The Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Raffles Museum, Singapore (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Singapore (collected in)
  • National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, Vic. (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Vic. (collected in)
  • Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • The Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
Related events
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society (exhibited at)
  • [Joint exhibition with Wentcher, Julius (husband)] (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Julius and Tina Wentcher (exhibited at)
  • San Francisco World Fair (exhibited at)
  • Glasgow Empire Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Berlin Secessionist exhibition (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society (exhibited at)
  • [Joint exhibition with Wentcher, Julius (husband)] (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Julius and Tina Wentcher (exhibited at)
  • San Francisco World Fair (exhibited at)
  • Glasgow Empire Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Berlin Secessionist exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Kerr, JoanNote: Heritage biography.
  • Kerr, Joan Note: Heritage biography.
Date modified April 10, 2011, 11:10 p.m. April 10, 2011, 11:10 p.m.
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