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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Name
Lloyd Rees
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer
Birth date
17 March 1895
Birth place
Yeronga, QLD, Australia
Death date
2 December 1988
Death place
Hobart, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1910 - c.1988
Residence
  • c.1986 - c.1988 Tasmania
  • c.1917 - c.1986 Sydney, NSW
  • 1895 - 1917 Brisbane, Qld
Training
  • 1910- Brisbane Technical College, Brisbane, Qld
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • National Gallery of Australia

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Sources
  • National Gallery of Australia
Date modified May 7, 2012, 3:17 p.m. Dec. 29, 2011, 10:12 p.m.
Other occupations
  • Lecturer
  • Lecturer
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Gray, Dr Anne Note: Head of Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Gray, Dr Anne Note: Head of Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Date modified April 10, 2011, 11:37 p.m. April 10, 2011, 11:37 p.m.