Clewin Harcourt b. 13 December 1870

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Maker
Clewin Harcourt had a successful early career as an artist, both in Australia and in Europe. In his later years he lived a life of relative obscurity and was remembered more for his musical instruments than his elegant academic paintings.
Tags: Draughtsmanship, Portraiture, Musician, Arts and Crafts, Maker of musical instruments
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Name
Clewin Harcourt
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Maker
Tags:
Draughtsmanship
Portraiture
Musician
Arts and Crafts
Maker of musical instruments
Birth date
13 December 1870
Birth place
Dunolly, VIC
Death date
1965
Death place
Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1887 - c.1938
Residence
  • 1870 - 1888 Dunolly, VIC
  • c.1890 - c.1900 Western Australia (various Western Austraiab goldfields)
  • 1901 London, England, UK
  • 1902 Antwerp, Belgium
  • c.1902 Paris, France
  • 1902 - 1912 London, England, UK
  • 1912 - c.1920 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1920 - c.1922 Sydney, NSW
  • 1922 - 1928 Europe
  • 1928 - 1965 Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • 1886 - 1888 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1901 Westminster Art School, London, England, UK
  • 1902 Academie des Beaux Arts, Antwerp, Belgium

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References [<ExternalResource: (1917), 'Concert Flute by Clewin Harcourt', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).>, <ExternalResource: (c.1913), 'Concert Flute made in C, by Clewin Harcourt', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).>, <ExternalResource: (1913), 'Documents and Photgraphs, Clewin Harcourt', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).>, <ExternalResource: McCarthy, Frances (6 March 1975), 'Project2: Clewin Harcourt'.>] [<ExternalResource: (1917), 'Concert Flute by Clewin Harcourt', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).>, <ExternalResource: (c.1913), 'Concert Flute made in C, by Clewin Harcourt', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).>, <ExternalResource: (1913), 'Documents and Photgraphs, Clewin Harcourt', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).>]
Related people
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Harcourt, Durrant (child of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Lambert, G. W. (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (collected in)
  • National LIbrary of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Silver Medal for Life Drawing, Academie des Beaux Arts, Antwerp (received)
Related events
  • Project 2: Clewin Harcourt (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified June 7, 2012, 8:28 p.m. June 7, 2012, 7:48 p.m.