John Brack b. 1920

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A painter and printmaker, John Brack is considered one of Australia's most significant artists, whose subject matter was resolutely urban, modern life. Brack's extensive body of work across several decades is largely defined by its caustic realism, sense of alienation and sense of humour.
Talk | Version history | Updated Nov. 9, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
John Brack
Birth date
1920
Death date
1999
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Active Period
  • c.1938- c.1999
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

John Brack was a painter and printmaker.

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Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Rick Amor
1948
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Robert Dickerson
1924
Artist
associate of
Douglas Green
1921
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Helen Elizabeth Ogilvie
1902
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Nan Paterson
1923
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Guy Stuart
1942
Artist (Painter)
friend of
Fred Williams
1927
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
Collins Street, Melbourne, 5 o'clock
None
Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
On the Left and on the Right
Date
1992
Medium
Oil on canvas
90.5 x 121 cm
The First Fleet
Date
1987
Medium
Oil on canvas
The First Fleet 1987, oil on canvas 122 × 91.5 cm, Art Gallery of South Australia (gift of the ANZ Bank on the occasion of Australia’s Bicentenary 1988) shows a marble table with wooden hands in front of mirror on wall with seven postcards stuck to it – at the centre is the Port Jackson Painter’s view of First Government House, Sydney.
The Bar
Date
1954
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