Weaver Hawkins b. 28 August 1893

Also known as Raokin, Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
One of the great advocates for contemporary art in New South Wales. After he was left on the Western Front in World War I, he rehabilitated himself to paint with his left arm. He left England in the 1920s and travelled widely before settling in Sydney in 1935 where he actively supported younger artists in experimenting with modern art.
Tags: Vorticism, Contemporary art, World War I, War injuries, Battle of the Somme, Contemporary Art Society of NSW, Blake Prize
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Steeplechase
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The Innocents
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Fleshy Beach
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Study for Two Minute Silence
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Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
The dance
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Medium
oil on board

40 × 30cm

 
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Puberty Ritual (Drunken Maltese Boys)
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The Two Minutes' Silence
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The Spring
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The wood engraver
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Coffee Stall
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Roadmakers
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Carnival
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Refugees
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