Grace Cossington Smith b. 20 April 1892

Also known as Grace Smith
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Painter, born in Neutral Bay, Sydney. A student of Dattilo Rubbo, Cossington Smith was quick to absorb modernist ideas and in 1915 exhibited 'The Sock Knitter', described by Daniel Thomas as 'perhaps the first fully Post-Impressionist work painted in Australia'.
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associate of
Albert Collins
1883
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alfred R. Coffey
1869
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Marian Clarke
1853
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Norah Simpson
1895
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ethel Anderson
1883
Designer, Artist (Painter)
associate of
A. Dattilo Rubbo
Artist
associate of
Daniel Thomas
1931
Curator
curator responsible for first significant research on her work
child of
Ernest Augustus Smith
Other occupation
child of
née Fisher Grace Smith
Other occupation
associate of
Maisie Drysdale
Other occupation
associate of
Bernard Smith
Curator
First collected data on her for AGNSW catalogue, then wrote on her significance in Australian Painting (1962)
friend of
Enid Cambridge
1892
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ann Judith Fletcher
1892
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Nancy Greene
1892
Artist, Designer
associate of
Dora Jarret
1892
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Thea Proctor
1892
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Dattilo Rubbo
1892
Artist (Painter)
taught
associate of
Antonio Dattilo Rubbo
1892
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dora Sweetapple
1892
Artist, Artist (Painter)
friend of
Daniel Thomas
1892
Curator
associate of
Roland Wakelin
1892
Artist

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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residences
  • 1914 - 1984 Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 England, UK
  • c.1892 - c.1912 Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW
  • 1914 - 24 December 1984 Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 England, UK
  • c.1892 - c.1912 Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW
References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (1988), 'Smith, Grace Cossington'.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: 'Heritage: ADD section 6, plate 250'.>, <ExternalResource: 'An elaborate oil self-portrait was acquired by the NLA in 1999'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Grace Cossington Smith, Self Portrait c.1945, pencil and coloured pencil (Cruthers collection, Perth)'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Heritage: ADD section 6, plate 250'.>, <ExternalResource: 'An elaborate oil self-portrait was acquired by the NLA in 1999'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Grace Cossington Smith, Self Portrait c.1945, pencil and coloured pencil (Cruthers collection, Perth)'.>]
Alternative names
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Smith
  • Grace Cossington Smith
Trainings
  • outdoor sketching classes, c.1912 - c.1913 Speck, Stettin, Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Winchester School of Art, England, UK
  • School, - Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
  • - Miss Connolly's school, Point Piper, Sydney, NSW
  • art classes with Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo , 1910 - 1911 Royal Art Society School, Sydney, NSW
  • art classes with Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo , 1914 - Royal Art Society School, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Stettin, Germany
  • c.1912 - c.1913 Winchester School of Art, England, UK
  • Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
  • Miss Connolly's school, Point Piper, Sydney, NSW
Cultural heritages
  • English
Related people
  • Collins, Albert (associate of)
  • Coffey, Alfred R. (associate of)
  • Clarke, Marian (associate of)
  • Simpson, Norah (associate of)
  • Anderson, Ethel (associate of)
  • Rubbo, A. Dattilo (associate of)
  • Thomas, Daniel (associate of)
  • Smith, Ernest Augustus (child of)
  • Smith, Grace (child of)
  • Drysdale, Maisie (associate of)
  • Smith, Bernard (associate of)
  • Collins, Albert (associate of)
  • Coffey, Alfred R. (associate of)
  • Clarke, Marian (associate of)
  • Simpson, Norah (associate of)
  • Anderson, Ethel (associate of)
  • Rubbo, A. Dattilo (associate of)
  • Thomas, Daniel (associate of)
  • Smith, Ernest Augustus (child of)
  • Smith, Grace (child of)
  • Drysdale, Maisie (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Turramurra Wall Painters Union (associate of)
  • Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Turramurra Wall Painters Union (associate of)
  • Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related events
  • Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Grace Cossington Smith: A Life from drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia (exhibited at)
  • retrospective exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [18 solo exhibitions] (exhibited at)
  • Royal Art Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
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Place Roseville, NSW Sydney, NSW
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