Helen Dora Lempriere b. 12 December 1907

Also known as Helen Lempriere
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
painter and lithographer, born in Melbourne in 1907, Lempriere had a forty year career of independent, professional practice, died in Sydney, 1991.

Citations

  • (April 1994), 'Australian and European Pictures’, Christie’s auction catalogue, .

  • Barotte, René (November 1960), 'Lempriere’, Galerie Furstenberg catalogue, Paris, .

  • Entry taken largely from Joan Kerr (1907), 'Introduction’, in Elinor Wrobel (ed.), Helen Lempriere (1907-1991), Woolloomooloo Galleries catalogue, Sydney,1993.

  • Bar, James (1965), 'Lempriere Solo Exhibition, Leister Galleries’, London, 1965 (cited Badeley).

  • Germaine, Max (1991), 'A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia’, Roseville East , NSW.

  • Roland, Betty (1984), 'The Eye of the Beholder’, Sydney.

  • Interview with Hazel de Berg (31 August 1995), 'Helen Lempriere’, National Library of Australia, Oral History Collection, Canberra.

  • Information sourced from Wood, Keith.

  • Baddeley, Claire (ed.) (1999), 'Motif & meaning : Aboriginal influences in Australian art, 1930-1970’, Ballarat, Vic : Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.

  • Ingram,Terry (1996), 'Buyer’s cast of thousands’, Australian Financial Review, 16 May , p.32.

  • Martyn, Barbara 'Artist was inspired by ancient temple’, Women’s Weekly,16 July 1969

See also

  • 'Crook Wurama Ceremony 1954, gouache on artist's handmade paper (Wrobel col.), listed Badeley cat. 25.'.
  • 'ADD section 11, plate 498'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions