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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Citations

  • Saines, Christopher (1990), 'Vincent Brown: an early Brisbane modernist’, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld, See p.10 for text quote.

  • 'Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane Qld’.

  • McGinnes, Mark (18 May 2001), 'Queensland’s first modernist’, Sydney, NSW: The Australian.

  • Brown, Vincent and Bloomfield, Lin (1980), 'Vincent Brown: life and work’, Odana Publications, North Sydney.

  • (15 February 1949), Brisbane, Qld: The Courier-Mail.

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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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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