Graeme Inson
Graeme Charles Inson (8 February 1923 – 2000) was an Australian artist, best known as a portraitist. He was a regular contributor to Archibald contests and a frequent finalist.
History
[edit]Inson was born at the Inson residence "Inglebrae", Cootamundra,[1] only son of Charles Henry Inson (6 April 1887 – 6 April 1934),[2] co-owner with Mat Ryan of Ryan & Inson's department store.[3] His mother was Lila Inson née Kirley.[4]
He attended Canberra Grammar School, where he excelled at art, then studied under Max Meldrum in Melbourne,[3] gaining a high degree of fluency in Meldrum's theory of tonal impressionism.[5]
In 1955 he established his own teaching studio in Sydney.[6] He was a friend of Henry Hanke and Ivy Shore, with whom he shared a studio in Sussex Street.
He was a prolific painter, and held a great number of one-man exhibitions. At one show, held at the Brisbane Town Gallery, every one of his paintings was sold before the show opened.[3]
His paintings are held by most state galleries in Australia, the National collections and other public galleries.[6]
Awards
[edit]- Troy Roche Prize, Tumut NSW, 1961
- Royal Agricultural Society Easter Show, Sydney, 1966
- Sir Charles Lloyd Jones Memorial Prize for Portraiture
- Rural Bank Prize for Landscape
- Rothman Prize for Still-life[6]
Representative paintings
[edit]- Gough Whitlam, held by the National Portrait Gallery
- William Morrow, held by the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Publications
[edit]- Peter O'Shaughnessy, Graeme Inson, and Russel Ward, The Restless Years – Being Some Impressions of the Origin of the Australian, The Jacaranda Press (1968), ASIN: B004H4EYJI.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 26, 558. New South Wales, Australia. 17 February 1923. p. 14. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Obituary". Cootamundra Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 Cootamundra District: A Photographic History. Vol. VII. Cootmundra Local History Society Inc. p. 44. ISBN 9780958073158.
- ↑ "Wedding Bells". Cootamundra Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 17 May 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Able Adherent of Meldrum Theory". The Age. No. 30, 068. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 Max Germaine (1979). Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand. Paul Hamlyn. ISBN 0868320196.