Robert Grieve (artist)

Robert Henderson Grieve (30 November 1924[1] – 15 December 2006) was an Australian painter, printmaker and art teacher.

History

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Grieve was born in Brighton, Melbourne, son of Robert Cuthbert Grieve (1889–1957) and May Isabel Grieve, née Bowman. His father, who fought with the 1st AIF in Belgium, was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Grieve began painting seriously around 1947.[2] He studied at Regent Street Polytechnic, London 1953–1955, taking lithography under Henry Trivick, then taught at Swinburne Technical College 1956–1958.[3] He left for Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and held an exhibition in Tokyo.[4] Much of his subsequent work used Oriental themes[5] and surface effects.[6]

He won several important art prizes including the Vizard-Wholohan Print Prize in 1960 and again in 1972.[7]

He was president of the Victorian branch of the Contemporary Art Society from 1967 to 1987.

References

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  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 24, 441. Victoria, Australia. 6 December 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Exhibition of Travel Studies". The Age. No. 29, 298. Victoria, Australia. 22 March 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Sensitive art show". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Alan McCulloch (1984). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson. ISBN 009148300X.
  5. ^ "Fine array of contemporary art". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 54, no. 49. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Art: Oriental connection explored". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 688. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 September 1978. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Max Germaine (1979). Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand. Lansdowne Editions. p. 285. ISBN 0868320196.
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