Jubilee exhibition of Australian art

ERIC A N C H O R T HAKE , b. 1904 Born Victoria. Studied i n Melbourne. His disciplined abstract designs often reveal a rare sense of ILLUSTRATIONS fantasy a n d humour. 152 A N T HILLS , NOR T H E RN TERRITORY Signed a nd dated Eric Thake, 1945, Birdum; l.r. Watercolour) 18 ins. x 13 ins. National Gallery o f Victoria. R O L A N D SHAKESPEARE WA K E L I N , b. 1887 Born N e w Zealand. Studied i n Wellington a n d Sydney, where h e settled. Together with R o i d e Mestre, was t h e pioneer o f post-impressionism i n Sydney. 153 T H E BRIDGE F R OM N O R T H SYDNEY Signed a nd dated R . Wakelin, 1939; 1.1. Oil on canvas, 291 ins. x 241 ins. F r om the Collection o f A. J . L. McDonnell Esq. A L A N WARR E N , b. 1919 Born Melbourne. Studied u n d e r George Bell. Appointed a r t master, Melbourne Technical College, 1948. His interest i n formal design intensifies t h e natural poetry o f his outlook. 154 F L OWE R PIECE Unsigned. Oil on glass, 20 ins. x l f l ins. National Gallery o f Victoria. ERIC W I L S O N , 1911-1946 Born Sydney. Studied here a n d in London a n d Paris. Search for formal rhvthni inspires his abstracts as well as his representational work. *155 STOVE THEME Signed a nd dated Eric Wilson, 12; 1.1. Oil on canvas, 38 ins. x 21 ins. Qiirenshnci N n t n n a l A r t Ga11r\ 156 WARR1S110N ROAD, L D L \ B L R ( 3 l I S i g n e d E r i c Wi l s o n ; l.r, Oil on canvas, mounted on board, l3 i n s . x l i i i ins. Queensland National Art Gallery. 95 SIR LIONEL LINDSAY. The Clipped Wing. Wood Engraving 46