Sir Russell Drysdale | |
|---|---|
 Russell Drysdale with some canvases, taken by Australian photographer Max Dupain | |
| Born | 7 February 1912 |
| Died | 29 June 1981 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Moody's pub (1941) The Drover's Wife (1945) Sofala (1947) The cricketers (1948) West Wyalong (1949) |
| Awards | Wynne Prize 1947 (Sofala) |
Sir George Russell Drysdale AC (7 February 1912 – 29 June 1981), also known as Tass Drysdale, was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947,[1][2] and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954. He was influenced by abstract and surrealist art, and "created a new vision of the Australian scene as revolutionary and influential as that of Tom Roberts".[3]
- ^ Short, John Rennie (2005). Imagined Country: Environment, Culture, and Society. Syracuse University Press. p. 211. ISBN 0-8156-2954-0.
- ^ Drysdale, Russell (1947). "Sofala". AGNSW collection record. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ Osborne, Harold, ed. (1970) Oxford Companion to Art, Oxford, Oxford University Press