Grace Cossington Smith | |
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 Grace Cossington Smith, self-portrait, 1948, oil on cardboard, 39.5 x 30.7 cm, National Portrait Gallery. | |
| Born | 20 April 1892[1] Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Died | 20 December 1984 (aged 92)[1] |
| Nationality | Australian[1] |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) (1973)[1] Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (1983)[2] |
Grace Cossington Smith AO OBE (20 April 1892 – 20 December 1984) was an Australian artist and pioneer of modernist painting in Australia and was instrumental in introducing Post-Impressionism to her home country. Examples of her work are held by every major gallery in Australia.
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- ^ "It's an Honor". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2007.