Grace Cossington Smith b. 1892

Also known as Grace Smith, Grace Cossington Smith
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
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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  • Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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  • Turramurra Wall Painters Union (associate of)