(b Melbourne, 23 Jan 1927; d Melbourne, 22 April 1982). Australian painter. He studied at the National Gallery Art School in Melbourne, attending private classes at the George Bell Art School (1943-7). His earliest paintings and drawings were nearly all studio-based compositions, including portraits, nudes and figure compositions, often reflecting an early and lasting enthusiasm for Daumier. He also studied the art of Australian artists such as Hugh Ramsay, whose influence can be seen in Head of a Boy (c. 1945; see McCaughey, 1980, p. 10).
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