Roy de Maistre b. 27 March 1894

Also known as LeRoy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre, LeRoi Levistan de Mestre
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Roy De Maistre, along with Roland Wakelen and Grace Cossington Smith was one of the pioneers of Post Impressionism in Australia. Later, in England, he established a reputation as a painter concerned with spiritual values and great traditions.
Tags: Post Impressionism, Cultural exile, Religion, Surrealist influences, Cubist influence
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Name
Roy de Maistre
Also known as:
  • LeRoy Leveson Laurent Joseph de Maistre
  • LeRoi Levistan de Mestre (Original form of his name, which he used until 1930)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Medical orderly, Australian Army Medical Corps 1916 AIF, Home service, Australia
  • head teacher (ANZSIC code: 821) 1934 Painting school with Martin Block, London, England, UK
  • Volunteer worker (ANZSIC code: 821) 1938 - 1943 British Red Cross Society, UK
  • head teacher (ANZSIC code: 821) 1934 Painting school with Martin Block, London, England, UK
Tags:
Post Impressionism
Cultural exile
Religion
Surrealist influences
Cubist influence
Birth date
27 March 1894
Birth place
Maryvale, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Death date
2 March 1968
Death place
London
Active Period
  • 1915 - c.1968
Residence
  • 1898 - 1913 Mount Valdemar, Sutton Forest, NSW, Australia
  • 1913 - 1923 Sydney, NSW
  • 1923 - 1926 London, France (Travelling)
  • 1926 - 1930 Sydney, NSW
  • 1930 - 1968 London, England, UK
Training
  • Art, 1913 - 1915 Royal Art Society School, Sydney, NSW
  • Art, c.1915 - 1915 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Violin and Viola, 1913 - c.1915 NSW Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cultural Heritage
  • French
Initial Record Data Source
  • Eva Breuer Art Dealer

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Related recognitions
  • C.B.E. (received)
  • Society of Artists Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • Society of Artists Travelling Scholarship (received)