Dattilo Rubbo b. 21 June 1870

Also known as Anthony Dattilo Rubbo, Cav Antonio Dattilo Rubbo
  • Artist (Painter)
Rubbo held art classes at the Royal Art Society for 28 years, and private classes from 1898 to 1941. He often gave his students affectionate nicknames, especially the women in his 'Cours pour Dames'. Amongst these was Grace Cossington Smith, nicknamed 'Mrs Van Gogh'.
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Painter and art teacher, trained in Rome and Naples, taught art in Sydney. As well as holding art classes at the Royal Art Society for 28 years, he held private classes from 1898 to 1941 at his studio in the Australian Chambers building, Rowe Street and was an immensely influential teacher of post-impressionist ideas and techniques, an admirer of Cezanne, Van Gogh, Matisse et al. He often gave his students affectionate nicknames, especially the women in his 'Cours pour Dames’. They included Earl Backen, Janna Bruce ('Brucie’), Margaret Coen ('Gunner’), Roy de Maistre, George Duncan , Dora Jarret ('Sweetheart’), Tempe Manning, Arthur Murch , Alison Rehfisch ('Gorgeous’), Grace Cossington Smith ('Mrs Van Gogh’) and Roland Wakelin .

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1999
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2011

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Other occupations
  • Art teacher
  • Art teacher
Alternative names
  • Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
  • Cav Antonio Dattilo Rubbo
  • Anthony Dattilo Rubbo
  • Cav Antonio Dattilo Rubbo
Arrivals
  • c.1898
  • c.1898
Related people
  • Duncan, George Bernard (associate of)
  • Jarret, Dora (associate of)
  • Manning, Tempe (associate of)
  • Murch, Arthur James (associate of)
  • Rehfisch, Alison (associate of)
  • Smith, Grace Cossington (associate of)
  • Wakelin, Roland (associate of)
  • Maistre, Roy De (associate of)
  • Coen, Margaret (associate of)
  • Backen, Earl (associate of)
  • Rubbo, Kiffy (grandparent of)
  • Duncan, George Bernard (associate of)
  • Jarret, Dora (associate of)
  • Manning, Tempe (associate of)
  • Murch, Arthur James (associate of)
  • Rehfisch, Alison (associate of)
  • Smith, Grace Cossington (associate of)
  • Wakelin, Roland (associate of)
  • Maistre, Roy De (associate of)
  • Coen, Margaret (associate of)
  • Backen, Earl (associate of)
  • Bruce, Janna (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Art Society (associate of)
  • Royal Art Society (associate of)
Related collections
  • Manly Art Gallery, Manly, NSW (collected in)
  • Manly Art Gallery, Manly, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Appominted cavaliere of the Order of the Crown of Italy, 1932 (received)
  • Appominted cavaliere of the Order of the Crown of Italy, 1932 (received)
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