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.

References

  1. ↑ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 24, 441. Victoria, Australia. 6 December 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Exhibition of Travel Studies". The Age. No. 29, 298. Victoria, Australia. 22 March 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Sensitive art show". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Alan McCulloch (1984). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson. ISBN 009148300X.
  5. ↑ "Fine array of contemporary art". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 54, no. 49. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Art: Oriental connection explored". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 688. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 September 1978. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Max Germaine (1979). Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand. Lansdowne Editions. p. 285. ISBN 0868320196.
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