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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Citations

  • 'published sources’.

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’1938 Empire Games poster’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

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See also

  • 'Olympic Opening Ceremony Sydney 2000, Program, p.8.', Contains colour image of Australian Beach Pattern.
  • 'Slutzkin, Linda and Dysart, Dinah, Charles Meere (1890-1961), S.H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust, 1987', Contains several key works, including a colour image of Atalanta's Eclipse and a study for it.
  • Eade, Joy (December 2005), 'In Time of War: Charles Meere's Australian Beach Pattern', Art Monthly Australia, ACT, Australia.
  • 'Lucie-Smith, Edward, Art Deco Painting, Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1990, pp. 57, 102-103.', Australian Beach Pattern and Atalanta's Eclipse.
  • 'Photograph of Charles Meere, Daily Telegraph, 1952-8-21, p.5', Photograph of Meere in front of Australian Beach Pattern.

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Other occupations
  • Illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Teacher and Commercial Artist
  • Illustrator
  • Teacher and Commercial Artist