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Preston, Margaret, b. 1875
Margaret Preston specialised in still life subjects, seeking to reinvent the genre, with inspiration from Aboriginal art and Australian native flowers, but she also made ...
Price, Julius Mendes, b. 1857
Federation period London-based travelling illustrator and reporter who visited Western Australia in 1895.
Price, Jane, b. 1860
Jane Price was known as a painter and poet. She was associated with the Heidelberg school.
Prinsep, Henry Charles, b. 1844
Harry Prinsep was active in many parts of Western Australian society. Trained in Law and associated with the east India Company he worked as a ...
Prinsep, Emily Frances, b. 1874
She won the competition for "the design of a frieze with a distinctly Australian motif" in 1909.
Prior, Samuel Henry, b. 1869
Early 20th century Bulletin editor and journalist
Proctor, Thea, b. 1879
A well known and well loved Australian artist, Thea Proctor was prolific both as an artist and designer. A prominent figure in the art scene ...
Pumprey, R.
Pumprey was a professional photographer who worked in Echuca in 1899.
Pâris, François-Edmond, b. 1806
François-Edmond Pâris was a painter, draughtsman, scholar and naval officer. He was born in Paris in 1806. Pâris entered the navy in 1820 and within ...
Quinn, James, b. 1869
Painter and contemporary of George Coates, Charles Conder, Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts, James Quinn spent a number of years studying in Paris as the ...
R., N. E.
Colonial cartoonist. Drew the "Cartoon of the Month" on the cover of Woman 1/6 (20 August 1892).
Rae, Iso, b. 1860
Critics have claimed that expatriate Isobel Rae 'carried her impressionist style too far'. Nevertheless, her paintings possessed a 'rare charm and poetry' combined with 'harmonious ...
Rae, John, b. 1813
"I am anxious to make some of you amateurs like myself" was Rae's plea to students at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts in 1855. ...
Ralston, William, b. 1848
Colonial-era visiting Scottish photographer, cartoonist, illustrator, postcard, genre and military artist.
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Ramsay, Hugh, b. 1877
Hugh Ramsay was one of the many Australian artists who travelled to Europe to enhance their artistic training, producing a remarkable number of works in ...
Randall, Richard John, b. 1869
Richard John Randall was a painter. He was a prolific artist in Queensland, described in 1916 as "Australia's Greatest Artist".
Raventrunk, G.
Woodcarver associated with the West Australian Society of Arts.
Raworth, William H., b. 1821
Raworth could never stay still, his migrations were frequent and his residence anywhere rarely exceeded three years. He shifted between New Zealand, Australia and England ...
Rayment, Robert, b. 1839
Robert Rayment was a capable artist but his contribution to to development of art in colonial Queensland was truncated by his early death.
Readett, C. W.
Federation-era cartoonist.