John Passmore b. 4 February 1904

Also known as John Richard Passmore
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
When John Passmore returned to Sydney from an extended stay in Europe in 1951 he galvanised a generation of young painters. They were led to understand that paintings need not be smooth and precious, but could be rough, tough, but still have an underlying structure – inspired by Cézanne.
Tags: Painterly abstraction, Influence of cubism
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associate of
Peter Leslie Pinson
1943
Curator, Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
Taught
associate of
John Olsen
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer, Artist (Ceramist)
Taught
associate of
William Rose
1929
Artist (Painter)
Taught
associate of
Yvonne Audette
1904
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Vera Blackburn
1904
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Leonora Howlett
1904
Artist
associate of
Harry Julius
1904
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
John Santry
1904
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Muriel Shaw
1904
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Bill Spencer
1904
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Dora Sweetapple
1904
Artist, Artist (Painter)
associate of
Brett Whiteley
1904
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Printmaker)

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Periods active
  • c.1930 - c.1980
  • c.1930-1939 - c.1980
Residences
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References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: France, Christine (1991), 'New Directions 1952-62'.>, <ExternalResource: Pinson, Peter (1997), 'Passmore: The Late Works'.>]
Related people
  • Haxton, Elaine (friend of)
  • Pinson, Peter Leslie (associate of)
  • Olsen, John (associate of)
  • Rose, William (associate of)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
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Death embedded
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Place Stanmore Nursing Home, Stanmore, NSW, Australia Sydney, NSW
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