Dora L. Wilson b. 31 August 1883

Also known as Dora Lynell Wilson
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Best known for her street scenes showing figures in dappled light, Dora Wilson was also a printmaker who was awarded a silver medal for the best etching at the 1907 First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, Melbourne.
Tags: Portraits
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painter and etcher, won a silver medal for the best etching at the 1907 First Australian Exhibition of Women’s Work, Melbourne. Her pastel on paper Seated Nude (a duller, more illustrative and more mature woman than in Cumbrae-Stewart 's pastels) was offered at Deutscher-Menzies on 1 May 2002, lot 109 (est. $8,000-10,000).

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Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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Residences
  • 1884 - 1927 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1927 - c.1929 United Kingdom
  • c.1929 - 1946 Melbourne, Victoria
  • - Melbourne, VIC
Trainings
  • Art, 1901 - 1906 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural heritages
  • English
Summary