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George Joseph Victor Baldessin b. 1939

Also known as George Baldessin

Artist (Sculptor),
Artist (Printmaker)

Widely travelled, Baldessin honed his art through formal training and collaborative projects. He was a highly respected printmaker who studied at the Chelsea School of Art in London before teaching in the printmaking department at RMIT in Melbourne. In 1975 he was represented in the Bienal de Sao Paulo in Brazil and despite his premature death in a car accident at the age of 39, he is well represe

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Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Melbourne, VIC
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC

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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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George Joseph Victor Baldessin b. 1939

Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Melbourne, VIC

Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, NSW

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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