Charles Meere b. 6 December 1890

Also known as Mathew Charles Meere
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Charles Meere's art practice encompassed landscape, still life and portraiture, mural design, and black and white illustration. He is best known for his Art Deco style works of the 1930s and 1940s, in particular his iconic painting, Australian Beach Pattern, of 1940.
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  • State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
  • S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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References [<ExternalResource: 'published sources'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '1938 Empire Games poster', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (18 October 1961), 'Death of Mr Charles Meere', Sydney Morning Herald.>, <ExternalResource: (23 May 1951), '£800 for artist in libel suit', The Courier Mail, Brisbane.>, <ExternalResource: (22 December 1950), 'Jubilee Art Projects', Sydney Morning Herald, p.3.>, <ExternalResource: Stephenson-Meere, Margaret (1998), 'Charles Meere, (1890-1961), un peintre anglo-australien a Dinan', Le Pays de Dinan, Bibliotheque Municipale, Dinan, tome XVIII.>, <ExternalResource: Slutzkin, Linda and Dysart, Dinah (1987), 'Charles Meere (1890-1961)', S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney.>] [<ExternalResource: 'published sources'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '1938 Empire Games poster', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]