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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Citations

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • France, Christine (1991), 'New Directions 1952-62’.

  • Pinson, Peter (1997), 'Passmore: The Late Works’.

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Place Sydney, NSW, Australia Sydney, NSW
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Place Stanmore, NSW, Australia Stanmore Nursing Home, Stanmore, NSW, Australia