George Coates b. 9 August 1869

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A contemporary of Charles Conder and Margaret Preston, painter George Coates ran a drawing studio in Melbourne before leaving for Europe and further study in 1897. Despite never being an official war artist, Coates's painting, depicting his experiences as a hospital orderly in London during WW1, is held in the collection of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Coates was married to fellow artist Dora Meeson.
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associate of
Max Meldrum
1875
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Charles Conder
1868
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
associate of
Margaret Preston
1875
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Tom Roberts
1856
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
George Bell
Artist
associate of
Mr Paper Walls
1990
Maker (Jewellery Designer)
associate of
Francis Derwent Wood
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H.S. Williams
Other occupation
associate of
C.R.W Nevinson
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employee of
James Ferguson
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Apprenticed to Ferguson & Urie at age 16
associate of
George Bell
1869
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
George Frederick Henry Bell
1869
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
E. Phillips Fox
1869
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Sir John Longstaff
1869
Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Dora Meeson Coates
1869
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dora Meeson Coates
1869
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Leon Pole
1869
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Quinn
1869
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Hugh Ramsay
1869
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alexander Phillip Sass
1869
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Arthur Streeton
1869
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)

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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)