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commercial artist, drew Edwardian glamour girls for coloured postcards, including a Fairy Butterfly series and a set of allegorical women representing each Australian state.

Born Edward (Edouard?) Tenri Leopold Pierre de Closy d’Errey in Mauritius in 1859, trained in Paris, arrived in Sydney in 1900. Known in Australia as Edward Tiger De Closay.

Exhibited Royal Art Society of NSW, 1910. [cat 108. School of Self-Defence. Artist’s address 58 Elizabeth Street].

Presumably father or brother of printmaker and violin maker Ernest Tiger De Closay (d.1936).

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan Note:
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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Field This Version Previous Version
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Alternative names
  • Edward Tiger De Closay
  • Tiger
  • Edward Tenri Leopold Pierre De Closy d'Errey
  • Edouard Tenri Leopold Pierre De Closy d'Errey
  • E. T. De Closay
  • E. De Closay
  • Edward Tiger De Closay
  • Tiger
  • Edward Tenri Leopold Pierre De Closy d'Errey
  • Edouard Tenri Leopold Pierre De Closy d'Errey
  • E. T. De Closay
  • E. De Closay
Arrivals
  • 1900
  • 1900
Related works
  • Fairy Butterfly (creator of)
  • School of Self-Defence (creator of)
  • Fairy Butterfly (creator of)
  • School of Self-Defence (creator of)
Related events
  • Royal Art Society of New South Wales Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society of New South Wales Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography