Lloyd Rees b. 17 March 1895

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Lloyd Rees began his career as an architectural draughtsman, and established his reputation as an artist with detailed pen and pencil drawings of around Sydney. An accomplished landscape painter for over five decades, failing eyesight led Lloyd Rees to create semi-abstract impressions from memory towards the end of his career. Rees is represented in most of the major national and state gallery collections.
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  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist
Other occupations
  • Lecturer
  • Lecturer (Lecturer Painting, drawing, Art History at the University of Sydney, 1946 - 1986)
References [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>]
Related people
  • Roberts, F. Martyn (associate of)
  • Roberts, F. Martyn (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Smith & Julius Studios (associate of)
  • Smith & Julius Studios (associate of)
Related works
  • Australian Landscapes (creator of)
  • Little Boat (None)
  • The Caloola Suite (creator of)
  • The Summit, Ball's Head (creator of)
  • Memories of Europe (creator of)
  • A South Coast Road (creator of)
  • Rock Formation Waverton (creator of)
  • Australian Landscapes (creator of)
  • Little Boat (None)
  • The Caloola Suite (creator of)
  • The Summit, Ball's Head (creator of)
  • Memories of Europe (creator of)
  • A South Coast Road (creator of)
  • Rock Formation Waverton (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
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Place Yeronga, QLD, Australia
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