Yvonne Atkinson b. 1918

Also known as Yvonne Daniell
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and student of George Bell's. Melbourne-born Atkinson painted painted nudes, portraits and contemporary life scenes throughout the 1930s. Many later works are of Australian bushranging or primitive rural life subjects.

Citations

  • Eagle, Mary & Minchin, Jan (1981), 'The George Bell School’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Germaine, Max (1991), 'A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia’, Roseville East, NSW.

  • Hammond, Victoria (1993), 'A Century of Australian Women Artists 1840s-1940s’, Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Malvern, Vic.

  • St John Moore, Felicity (1992), 'Classical Modernism: The George Bell Circle’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Atkinson, Yvonne (1980), 'With My Little Eye’, artist’s manuscript (cited Eagle & Minchin).

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 5, plate 215'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book