Dorothea Francis

Dorothea Francis (1903 – 1975) was an Australian artist.

Dorothea Francis
Born1903 (1903)
Died1975 (aged 71–72)
NationalityAustralian
EducationGeorge Bell School
Known forPainting, Book illustration

Biography

A painter and illustrator,[1] Francis studied under Miss Nankivell and Catherine Hardess in Melbourne.[2] She later studied with her sister Margaret at the George Bell School.[3] She exhibited with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors and the Melbourne Contemporary Artists[3] winning a prize from the former in 1937.[4] She showed alongside other female artists such as Lina Bryans and Isabel Tweddle.[5] Francis illustrated an early Australian version of Alice in Wonderland in 1937.[3] Her first solo exhibition was in Mornington in 1955.[6] She did exhibit with the Victorian Artists Society in 1946 with Dora Serle and Alan Sumner.[7] With her work "Composition" it was said it "weaves the figures of a woman, a child and a dog in a fruit-shop into a rhythmical design, carried out in patches of clear colour."[8]

Francis has works in the collections of the State Library Victoria and the Heide Museum of Modern Art.

References
  1. "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. "Sketchbook by Dorothea and Margaret Francis [art original]". search.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. "Francis, Dorothea - Artists - Australian Art Auction Records". www.artrecord.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. "WOMEN PAINTERS". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 1939-05-05. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. "GENEROSITY OF WOMEN ARTISTS". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 1943-10-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  6. "TALKABOUT". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 1955-01-31. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  7. "NEW ART SHOW". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 1946-09-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  8. "VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY SEGREGATES MODERNS". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 1941-04-28. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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