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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Name
Grace Cossington Smith
Also known as:
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Cossington Smith
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1892
Birth place
Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW
Death date
24 December 1984
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Residence
  • 1914 - 24 December 1984 Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 England, UK
  • c.1892 - c.1912 Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Stettin, Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Winchester School of Art, England, UK
  • Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
  • Miss Connolly's school, Point Piper, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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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)
Field Changes
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