Iso Rae b. 18 August 1860

Also known as Isobel Rae
  • Artist (Painter)
Critics have claimed that expatriate Isobel Rae 'carried her impressionist style too far'. Nevertheless, her paintings possessed a 'rare charm and poetry' combined with 'harmonious colour and vigorous effects', reminiscent of French post-impressionism.

Citations

  • Gray, Anne (1982), 'Australian women artists and the Great War’, in True Bird Grit, [Church, Julia & Alder, Alison (eds.)], 1982-1983, Canberra, ACT.

  • Gasquoine Hartley, C. (1900), 'The Paris Club of International Women Artists’, in Art Journal, (London, England, UK).

  • Joel, Grace (1906), 'Australian artists in London: A reminiscence’, in Art and Architecture, Volume 3, Number 3, (May-June 1906).

  • McDonnell, Bridget (1989), 'A woman’s forgotten war’, in Antiques and Art Australia, Volume 1, Number 5, (Spring 1989).

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1 June 1908), Victorian Artists’ Society.

  • McDonnell, Bridget (1990), 'Iso Rae: A Collection of Pastels 1915-18 from the Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout’, Philip Bacon Galleries exhibition catalogue, Brisbane, Qld.

  • McDonnell, Bridget (1990), 'Iso Rae: A Collection of Pastels 1915-18 from the Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout’, Philip Bacon Galleries catalogue, Brisbane, Qld.

See also

  • 'Section 11, plate 418', Heritage biography.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book