| VINCENT BROWN |
Vincent Brown,
often called the first 'modern' painter in Queensland, was born in Brisbane
in 1901 and began painting watercolours at the age of 16. He became the
protégé of art promoter Adolph Albers under whose auspices
he exhibited in Brisbane and Sydney.
In 1936 he went overseas to study at the Slade and Grosvenor Schools
and Central School of Arts and Crafts in London 1936–1939
and Oxford 1939–1940.
He returned to Australia in 1940 where he spent the war years working in 3rd
Division Concert Party AIF. Before leaving again in 1948 for the UK, he held
four one-man exhibitions. After 30 years living in the UK, he finally returned
to Australia in 1977 and found what was virtually a treasure trove of early works
at the family home in Brisbane. These paintings had lain for all those years
in a shed under the house and the etching plates had even been buried under the
ground! Vincent Brown died in Brisbane in 2001.
His most notable exhibitions were at the Verlie Just Town Gallery
1977; Bloomfield Galleries 1980 to launch Vincent Brown:
Life and Work; and a large retrospective
at the Queensland Art Gallery 1990–1991. He is represented in the British
Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum, London; French Ministry of Fine Art, Paris;
National Gallery of Australia; Art Gallery of New South Wales; National Gallery
of Victoria; Queensland Art Gallery; New England Regional Art Museum; Ballarat
Fine Art Gallery; Queensland University and private collections in the USA, UK,
New Zealand and Australia.
All works are unframed unless otherwise noted and come with a
Certificate of Authenticity. If you require any further information
on these works, please don't hesitate to contact us. |
| FOR SALE |
AURORA'S WEDDING
1945
Lithograph on paper
35.6 x 48.0 cm
Edition: Unknown
$600
Reference: Vincent Brown: Life and Work (Odana Editions, 1980,
p.78)
Drawn on grained aluminium plate
with lithographic chalk. |
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MADONNA DEL LAGO
1945
Lithograph on paper
35.6 x 43.5 cm
Edition: Unknown
$600
Reference: Vincent Brown: Life and Work (Odana Editions, 1980,
p.78)
Drawn on grained aluminium plate
with lithographic chalk, from a painting that was in the possession
of the late Dr J Duhig, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Queensland. |
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THE JETTY, YERONGA
1930
Aquatint on paper
25.0 x 20.0 cm
Edition: 30
$450
Reference: Vincent Brown: Life and Work (Odana Editions, 1980,
p.76)
Etched in 1930, printed in 1980.
Yeronga is located on the upper Brisbane River. |
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SHIPPING ON THE BRISBANE
1930
Etching and mezzotint on paper
19.5 x 20.0 cm
Edition: 30
$350
Reference: Vincent Brown: Life and Work (Odana Editions, 1980,
p.71)
Etched in 1930, printed in 1980.
This ship was berthed at Bustoms House Wharf, Brisbane which has now
been demolished.
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| CHRONOLOGY |
| 1901 |
Born in Brisbane. |
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Lectured in Fine Arts at the University of Queensland,
Brisbane. |
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Head of the Art Department at GARW Grammar School, New South Wales |
| 2001 |
Died in Brisbane. |
| Studies |
| 1936-39 |
Slade School of Fine Arts, University of London; Grosvenor School
of Modern Art, London; Central School of Arts and Crafts, London;
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London; London Theatre Studio,
Michel St. Denis |
| 1937 |
Summer School, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon |
| 1939-40 |
Ruskin School of Drawing,
Oxford University |
| Significant Exhibitions |
| 1922 |
A W Albers Collection of Australian Art, French Ministry
of Fine Art, Paris |
| 1927 |
Albers Gallery, Sydney |
| 1931 |
Lennon's Hotel, Brisbane |
| 1938 |
Central School of Arts and Crafts, London (lithographs) |
| 1945 |
Canberra Hotel, Brisbane; Vertu Gallery, Melbourne; Canberra Hotel,
Toowoomba |
| 1947 |
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney |
| 1949 |
Public Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Moreton Gallery,
Brisbane; Courier Mail Newspaper Company, Brisbane (by invitation) |
| 1977 |
Verlie Just Town Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1980 |
Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney |
| Represented |
| Armidale City Art Gallery, Armidale |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| Australian National Gallery, Canberra |
| Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat |
| British Museum, London |
| Civic Art Gallery, Brisbane |
| French Ministry of Fine Art, Paris |
| National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
| Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
| Queensland University Colelction, Brisbane |
| Teachers' Training College, Brisbane |
| Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Private collections in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand |
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bloomfield, Lin, Vincent Brown: Life and Work, Odana Editions, 1980. |
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