painter, printmaker, bookplate designer, illustrator, commercial artist and gallery director, was born at Narrandera (NSW) on 26 June 1894.

Prints include woodcut Circe 1927 (edn 50) (Lebovic & Warner, Fifty Years , cat.16), The Offering-Bali n.d. (c.1932), edn 20/50 (Mitchell Library, SSV 99/INDO 1), and Ned Kelly. Pen drawings include a group of women in late Victorian costume under trees, exhibited Society of Artists 1922 (ill. in cat. plate 47).

Oil paintings include The Little Farm, Bengarby 1947 offered by Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Carlton, Early Australian Painters , catalogue of exhibition 25 May-15 June 2001 (cat 39 ill. from col. Dr Grant Lindeman) originally exhibited in Australian Red Cross Society exhibition, David Jones Gallery 1949, no.80 and on p.78 of Adrian Feint Flower Paintings , Ure Smith, 1948.

Illustrations in various styles were done for Home . Did story illustrations in Australia: National Journal and Australia Week end Book no.1 (1942), e.g. angel of resurrection in Prague for M.W. Peacock’s 'Requium’, p.86, historical illustrations 1788-1940 for Marjorie Barnard’s 'Parade of Women’, pp.113-122, and outback scenes for M.W. Peacock’s 'Wings’. Art Gallery of New South Wales has pen and ink drawing, 'The Old Bachelor [18th century man in bed with sleeping woman]’ 1924, purchased from Exhibition of Younger Group of Artists, Anthony Horderns 1924 (10 gns).

Feint was renowned for his bookplates.

Writers:

Staff Writer

Date written:

1996

Last updated:

2007