Vincent Brown b. 1901

Also known as Vincent Franz Joseph Brown
  • Artist (Painter)
Vincent Brown's assertation that he was Queensland's first modernist artist in oils was justified but his productive period in this medium lasted no longer than a decade before he focused his energies on theatre and teaching in Wales.
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Staged: the art of Vincent Brown
Date
June 2004
Place
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Bundall, Qld
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Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Vincent Brown: a centenary tribute
Date
June 2001
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
97th birthday tribute to artist Vincent Brown
Date
October 1998
Place
Riverhouse Galleries, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
Exhibition of selected works by early Queensland artists, paintings from 1900-1955
Date
4 July 1993 - 31 July 1993
Place
Riverhouse Galleries, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
The Brisbane connection, selected works by early Queensland artists 1884-1954
Date
24 July 1992 - 29 August 1992
Place
Riverhouse Galleries, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist
Date
1991
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW Library catalogue; QAG annual report

Exhibition Catalogue:
Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist. South Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, c1990.
ISBN 0646032046

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Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist
Date
November 1990
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Vincent Brown: recent paintings and selected works from 1920-1948
Date
April 1990
Place
Riverhouse Galleries, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Vincent Brown retrospective exhibition
Date
May 1981
Place
The Russell Davis Gallery, Armadale, Vic.
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Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
1980
Place
Bloomfield Galleries, Paddington, NSW
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Type
Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
May 1978
Place
Town Galleries, Brisbane, Qld
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Type
Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
January 1949
Place
Moreton Galleries, Brisbane Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
1947
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
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Type
Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
November 1945
Place
Vertu Cottage Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
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Catalogue of paintings and drawings by Vincent Brown
Date
August 1945
Place
Canberra Hotel, Toowoomba, Qld
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Exhibition
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Catalogue of paintings and drawings by Vincent Brown
Date
February 1945
Place
Canberra Hotel, Brisbane, Qld
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Type
Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
August 1931
Place
Lennon's Hotel, Brisbane, Qld
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Type
Exhibition
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Vincent Brown
Date
1927
Place
Josef Albers Gallery, Sydney, NSW
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  • Brownlow, Emily (sibling of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Macqueen, Kenneth (associate of)
  • Hilder, J. J. (associate of)
  • MacNab, Iain (associate of)
  • Morovic, Milan (child of)
  • Duhig, J.V. (associate of)
  • Albers, Adolf (associate of)
  • Duhig, James (associate of)
  • Schwabe, Randolph (associate of)
  • Brownlow, Emily (sibling of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Macqueen, Kenneth (associate of)
  • Hilder, J. J. (associate of)
  • MacNab, Iain (associate of)
  • Morovic, Milan (child of)
  • Duhig, J.V. (associate of)
  • Albers, Adolf (associate of)
  • Duhig, James (associate of)
  • Schwabe, Randolph (associate of)
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  • Half Dozen Group of Artists, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
  • Half Dozen Group of Artists, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
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  • Young Dorothy (creator of)
  • Madonna del largo (creator of)
  • Aurora's wedding (creator of)
  • Backyard (creator of)
  • Toilet (creator of)
  • The quarry at St Paul's Terrace (creator of)
  • The nasturtium tub. [Geranium tub] (creator of)
  • Reverie (None)
  • Javanese toilet (creator of)
  • Royal Exchange Hotel (creator of)
  • Mulberry tree growing (creator of)
  • Jolly internment (creator of)
  • Young Dorothy (creator of)
  • Madonna del largo (creator of)
  • Aurora's wedding (creator of)
  • Backyard (creator of)
  • Toilet (creator of)
  • The quarry at St Paul's Terrace (creator of)
  • The nasturtium tub. [Geranium tub] (creator of)
Related collections
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • University Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Brisbane City Collection, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • University Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Brisbane City Collection, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
Related events
  • Staged: the art of Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown: a centenary tribute (exhibited at)
  • 97th birthday tribute to artist Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of selected works by early Queensland artists, paintings from 1900-1955 (None)
  • The Brisbane connection, selected works by early Queensland artists 1884-1954 (None)
  • Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown: recent paintings and selected works from 1920-1948 (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Catalogue of paintings and drawings by Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Catalogue of paintings and drawings by Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist (exhibited at)
  • Staged: the art of Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown: a centenary tribute (exhibited at)
  • 97th birthday tribute to artist Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of selected works by early Queensland artists, paintings from 1900-1955 (None)
  • The Brisbane connection, selected works by early Queensland artists 1884-1954 (None)
  • Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown: recent paintings and selected works from 1920-1948 (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Catalogue of paintings and drawings by Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Catalogue of paintings and drawings by Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown (exhibited at)
  • Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist (exhibited at)
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