Robert Grieve (artist) explained

Robert Henderson Grieve (30 November 1924^[1] – 15 December 2006) was an Australian painter, printmaker and art teacher.

History

Grieve was born in Brighton, Melbourne, son of Robert Cuthbert Grieve (1889–1957) and May Isabel Grieve, née Bowman. His father, who fought with the 1st AIF in Belgium, was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Grieve began painting seriously around 1947.^[2] He studied at Regent Street Polytechnic, London 1953–1955, taking lithography under Henry Trivick, then taught at Swinburne Technical College 1956–1958.^[3] He left for Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and held an exhibition in Tokyo.^[4] Much of his subsequent work used Oriental themes^[5] and surface effects.^[6]

He won several important art prizes including the Vizard-Wholohan Print Prize in 1960 and again in 1972.^[7]

He was president of the Victorian branch of the Contemporary Art Society from 1967 to 1987.

Notes and References

1. News: Family Notices . . 24,441 . Victoria, Australia . 6 December 1924 . 26 November 2023 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Exhibition of Travel Studies . . 29,298 . Victoria, Australia . 22 March 1949 . 26 November 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Sensitive art show . . Victoria, Australia . 13 December 1955 . 26 November 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
4. Book: Encyclopedia of Australian Art . Alan McCulloch . Hutchinson . 1984 . 009148300X.
5. News: Fine array of contemporary art . . 54 . 49 . Victoria, Australia . 19 August 1988 . 26 November 2023 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Art: Oriental connection explored . . 53 . 15,688 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 4 September 1978 . 26 November 2023 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
7. Book: Max Germaine . Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand . 1979 . Lansdowne Editions . 285 . 0868320196.