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Adrian George Feint BIOGRAPHY
1894 Narrandera, Australia - 1971. Known for: Bookplate maker, painter, camouflage artist, printmaker.
Adrian Feint (28 June 1894 - 25 April 1971) was an Australian artist born in Narrandera, NSW and worked in various media but is noted for his bookplate designs. He studied at Sydney Art School from... Read full biography
Adrian Feint (28 June 1894 - 25 April 1971) was an Australian artist born in Narrandera, NSW and worked in various media but is noted for his bookplate designs. He studied at Sydney Art School from 1911 under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner then enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916... Read full biography
Adrian Feint (28 June 1894 - 25 April 1971) was an Australian artist born in Narrandera, NSW and worked in various media but is noted for his bookplate designs. He studied at Sydney Art School from 1911 under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner then enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916 and was sent to France with the 15th Field Ambulance. Before being demobbed in 1919, he was granted three months leave to study at the Académie Julien in Paris. He studied plate etching 1922-26,... Read full biography
Adrian Feint (28 June 1894 - 25 April 1971) was an Australian artist born in Narrandera, NSW and worked in various media but is noted for his bookplate designs. He studied at Sydney Art School from 1911 under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner then enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916 and was sent to France with the 15th Field Ambulance. Before being demobbed in 1919, he was granted three months leave to study at the Académie Julien in Paris. He studied plate etching 1922-26, woodblock-engraving 1926-28 with assistance of from Thea Proctor in 1927 and oil painting from 1938 with Margaret Preston. He was elected to the Society of Artists, and he was a member of the Australian Painter-Etchers Society. He was co-director (with... Read full biography
Adrian Feint (28 June 1894 - 25 April 1971) was an Australian artist born in Narrandera, NSW and worked in various media but is noted for his bookplate designs. He studied at Sydney Art School from 1911 under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner then enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916 and was sent to France with the 15th Field Ambulance. Before being demobbed in 1919, he was granted three months leave to study at the Académie Julien in Paris. He studied plate etching 1922-26, woodblock-engraving 1926-28 with assistance of from Thea Proctor in 1927 and oil painting from 1938 with Margaret Preston. He was elected to the Society of Artists, and he was a member of the Australian Painter-Etchers Society. He was co-director (with bookbinder Wal Taylor) and manager of Grosvenor Gallery, Sydney, from 1924-28. Exhibitors included the now-famous Thea Proctor, Elioth Grun... Read full biography
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Adrian Feint (28 June 1894 - 25 April 1971) was an Australian artist born in Narrandera, NSW and worked in various media but is noted for his bookplate designs.
He studied at Sydney Art School from 1911 under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner then enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916 and was sent to France with the 15th Field Ambulance. Before being demobbed in 1919, he was granted three months leave to study at the Académie Julien in Paris. He studied plate etching 1922-26, woodblock-engraving 1926-28 with assistance of from Thea Proctor in 1927 and oil painting from 1938 with Margaret Preston.
He was elected to the Society of Artists, and he was a member of the Australian Painter-Etchers Society. He was co-dire...But wait, there's more...
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