Grace Cossington Smith b. 20 April 1892

Also known as Grace Smith
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Painter, born in Neutral Bay, Sydney. A student of Dattilo Rubbo, Cossington Smith was quick to absorb modernist ideas and in 1915 exhibited 'The Sock Knitter', described by Daniel Thomas as 'perhaps the first fully Post-Impressionist work painted in Australia'.
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  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Ocean to Outback: Australian landscape painting 1850-1950 (exhibited at)
  • Grace Cossington Smith: the lacquer room (exhibited at)
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