Margaret Agnes Coen - Artist Info

About Margaret Agnes Coen

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Margaret Cohen
  • Biography

    Margaret Coen (4 April 1909 – 27 August 1993) was an Australian artist, known for her watercolours, paintings of flowers, landscapes and still life works. Her paintings and personal papers are held in national collections.

    Margaret Agnes Coen was born in Yass, NSW on 4 April 1909. She attended Kincoppal Convent in Elizabeth Bay where she studied drawing with Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo.

    After leaving school she attended Dattilo-Rubbo's city day class for women. After about a year she began studying at the Royal Art Society's night classes.

    In 1930 she met artist Norman Lindsay who became her mentor and introduced her to water colours.

    Coen worked as a commercial artist while continuing to attend art classes in the even...

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