Lina Bryans b. 26 September 1909

Also known as Lina Hallenstein
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A somewhat peripatetic artist whose wanderlust took her to Europe, America and Central Australia, Lina Bryans was noted for her landscapes and her abstract modernism.
Tags: Melbourne modernism
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Name
Lina Bryans
Also known as Lina Hallenstein
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • translator (ANZSIC code: 6999)
Tags:
Melbourne modernism
Birth date
26 September 1909
Birth place
Hamburg, Germany
Death date
30 September 2000
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Arrival
  • 1910 (Toorak, Melbourne)
Residence
  • 1909 - 1910 Hamburg, Germany
  • 1964 Central Australia, NT
  • 1953 America
  • 1947 Harkaway, Vic.
  • c.1930 Darebin, Vic.
  • 1936 South Yarra, Vic.
  • France
  • England
  • c.1910 Toorak, Melbourne
Training
  • 1953 L'Ecole Libre, La Grande Chaumière, France
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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See alsos [<ExternalResource: 'PORTRAIT: William Frater, The Red Hat (Lina Bryans) 1937, oil on canvas (NGV, Felton Bequest).'.>, <ExternalResource: 'ADD section 2, plate 86.'.>, <ExternalResource: Adams, Jude; Barber, Jennifer; Hall, Barbara (15 October 1977), 'Project 21: Women's Images of Women'.>, <ExternalResource: Bronwyn Watson, career summary, drawn from "Cezanne to Giacometti" NGA, 2025. The Australian, Review, 26-27 July 2025, p.18>] [<ExternalResource: 'PORTRAIT: William Frater, The Red Hat (Lina Bryans) 1937, oil on canvas (NGV, Felton Bequest).'.>, <ExternalResource: 'ADD section 2, plate 86.'.>, <ExternalResource: Adams, Jude; Barber, Jennifer; Hall, Barbara (15 October 1977), 'Project 21: Women's Images of Women'.>]