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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exhibited at
Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
retrospective exhibition
Date
1973
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
[18 solo exhibitions]
Date
1932 - 1977
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Art Society annual exhibition
Date
October 1919
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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  • Turramurra Wall Painters Union (associate of)