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1917 Hurstville, Sydney, Australia - 1996 Rome, Italy. Known for: Religious symbolic figure, genre, portrait and still life painting.
Born in Hurstville, Sydney, in 1917, Australian painter Justin O’Brien is notable for his characteristically bright palate, and his use of religious imagery and symbolism. Son of devout Roman... Read full biography
Born in Hurstville, Sydney, in 1917, Australian painter Justin O’Brien is notable for his characteristically bright palate, and his use of religious imagery and symbolism. Son of devout Roman Catholics, Tess and Maurice O’Brien, he was the third of six artistic children. A determined painter since... Read full biography
Born in Hurstville, Sydney, in 1917, Australian painter Justin O’Brien is notable for his characteristically bright palate, and his use of religious imagery and symbolism. Son of devout Roman Catholics, Tess and Maurice O’Brien, he was the third of six artistic children. A determined painter since his youth, at thirteen, O’Brien began private art lessons under Edward M. Smith, a teacher at the East Sydney Technical College and a known painter of religious themes, with whom he remained for four... Read full biography
Born in Hurstville, Sydney, in 1917, Australian painter Justin O’Brien is notable for his characteristically bright palate, and his use of religious imagery and symbolism. Son of devout Roman Catholics, Tess and Maurice O’Brien, he was the third of six artistic children. A determined painter since his youth, at thirteen, O’Brien began private art lessons under Edward M. Smith, a teacher at the East Sydney Technical College and a known painter of religious themes, with whom he remained for four years. Although most of his artistic success was experienced in Australia, including numerous solo shows since 1947, much of O’Brien’s artistic development is indebted to his experiences in Europe. His experiences abroad began in 1940 during WWII as... Read full biography
Born in Hurstville, Sydney, in 1917, Australian painter Justin O’Brien is notable for his characteristically bright palate, and his use of religious imagery and symbolism. Son of devout Roman Catholics, Tess and Maurice O’Brien, he was the third of six artistic children. A determined painter since his youth, at thirteen, O’Brien began private art lessons under Edward M. Smith, a teacher at the East Sydney Technical College and a known painter of religious themes, with whom he remained for four years. Although most of his artistic success was experienced in Australia, including numerous solo shows since 1947, much of O’Brien’s artistic development is indebted to his experiences in Europe. His experiences abroad began in 1940 during WWII as part of the Australia Army Medical Corps. First in Palestine and then in German-occupied Greece, where he nursed seriously injured soldie... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Religious Imagery: Figures, Symbols
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Added Description
- •Imprisoned Artist: Wars and/or Political Reasons