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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War Phrases
 
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Rushing
 
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Crowd at the Races
 
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Strike
 
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Troops Marching
 
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Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
creator of
Untitled (Still Life)
Medium
Oil on board

29 × 23cm

 
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What a Xmas Belle you are
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Xmas Belle
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The Davis Cup goes home
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The revival of German music 1920
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The Great Illusion
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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residences
  • 1914 - 1984 Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 England, UK
  • c.1892 - c.1912 Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW
  • 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
References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (1988), 'Smith, Grace Cossington'.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: 'Heritage: ADD section 6, plate 250'.>, <ExternalResource: 'An elaborate oil self-portrait was acquired by the NLA in 1999'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Grace Cossington Smith, Self Portrait c.1945, pencil and coloured pencil (Cruthers collection, Perth)'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Heritage: ADD section 6, plate 250'.>, <ExternalResource: 'An elaborate oil self-portrait was acquired by the NLA in 1999'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Grace Cossington Smith, Self Portrait c.1945, pencil and coloured pencil (Cruthers collection, Perth)'.>]
Alternative names
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Cossington Smith
Trainings
  • outdoor sketching classes, c.1912 - c.1913 Speck, Stettin, Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Winchester School of Art, England, UK
  • School, - Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
  • - Miss Connolly's school, Point Piper, Sydney, NSW
  • art classes with Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo , 1910 - 1911 Royal Art Society School, Sydney, NSW
  • art classes with Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo , 1914 - Royal Art Society School, Sydney, NSW
  • 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
Cultural heritages
  • English
Related people
  • Collins, Albert (associate of)
  • Coffey, Alfred R. (associate of)
  • Clarke, Marian (associate of)
  • Simpson, Norah (associate of)
  • Anderson, Ethel (associate of)
  • Rubbo, A. Dattilo (associate of)
  • Thomas, Daniel (associate of)
  • Smith, Ernest Augustus (child of)
  • Smith, Grace (child of)
  • Drysdale, Maisie (associate of)
  • Smith, Bernard (associate of)
  • Collins, Albert (associate of)
  • Coffey, Alfred R. (associate of)
  • Clarke, Marian (associate of)
  • Simpson, Norah (associate of)
  • Anderson, Ethel (associate of)
  • Rubbo, A. Dattilo (associate of)
  • Thomas, Daniel (associate of)
  • Smith, Ernest Augustus (child of)
  • Smith, Grace (child of)
  • Drysdale, Maisie (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Turramurra Wall Painters Union (associate of)
  • Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Turramurra Wall Painters Union (associate of)
  • Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related events
  • Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia (exhibited at)
  • retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
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Place Roseville, NSW Sydney, NSW
Summary