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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associate of
Albert Collins
1883
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alfred R. Coffey
1869
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Marian Clarke
1853
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Norah Simpson
1895
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ethel Anderson
1883
Designer, Artist (Painter)
friend of
Enid Cambridge
1892
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ann Judith Fletcher
1892
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Nancy Greene
1892
Artist, Designer
associate of
Dora Jarret
1892
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Thea Proctor
1892
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Dattilo Rubbo
1892
Artist (Painter)
taught
associate of
Antonio Dattilo Rubbo
1892
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dora Sweetapple
1892
Artist, Artist (Painter)
friend of
Daniel Thomas
1892
Curator
associate of
Roland Wakelin
1892
Artist

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Alternative names
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Cossington Smith
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Cossington Smith
Related works
  • What a Xmas Belle you are (creator of)
  • Xmas Belle (creator of)
  • The Davis Cup goes home (creator of)
  • The revival of German music 1920 (creator of)
  • War Phrases (creator of)
  • The Great Illusion (creator of)
  • Rushing (creator of)
  • Crowd at the Races (creator of)
  • Strike (creator of)
  • Troops Marching (creator of)
  • The Sock Knitter (creator of)
  • Untitled (Still Life) (creator of)
  • What a Xmas Belle you are (creator of)
  • Xmas Belle (creator of)
  • The Davis Cup goes home (creator of)
  • The revival of German music 1920 (creator of)
  • War Phrases (creator of)
  • The Great Illusion (creator of)
  • Rushing (creator of)
  • Crowd at the Races (creator of)
  • Strike (creator of)
  • Troops Marching (creator of)
  • The Sock Knitter (creator of)
Related collections
  • Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Order of Australia (received)
  • Order of the British Empire (received)
  • Order of Australia (received)
  • Order of the British Empire (received)
Related events
  • Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
  • Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
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