Gladstone Eyre b. 11 July 1862

Also known as William James Ewart Eyre
  • Artist (Painter)
Gladstone Eyre was a portrait and landscape/bush/coastal painter in the mid Victorian to Edwardian era who worked in Sydney (NSW) and Launceston (TAS).His work was included in Sotheby's 'The Colonial Sale,' in 1997.
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Name
Gladstone Eyre
Also known as William James Ewart Eyre
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
11 July 1862
Birth place
Brunswick, Victoria
Birth note
Many biographies give 1863 as birth year.
Death date
2 May 1933
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Death note
Died by drowning in Sydney Harbour.
Active Period
  • 1880 - 1933
Residence
  • 1862 - 1877 Melbourne , Vic.
  • 1877 - 1891 Sydney, NSW
  • 1891 - 1902 Launceston, TAS, Australia
  • 1902 - 1933 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Self-taught and lessons with Knud Bull and Henricus van den Houten.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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Related recognitions
  • Third Order of Merit, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne (received)
  • Duke of Manchester presented pair of early English candlesticks (received)
  • Duke of Manchester presented pair of early English candlesticks (received)
  • Third Order of Merit, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne (received)
Related events
  • Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian International Exhibition, Launceston (exhibited at)
  • Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian International Exhibition, Launceston (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (exhibited at)