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| Adrian Feint by Nora Heysen |
I went to an art auction preview on Saturday. It was a funny place, everything a bit topsy turvy and upside down. Piles of etchings on tables that a person could rifle through, sculptures here and there and paintings hanging crookedly, salon style. There were a number of gems there including an etching by Adrian Fient.
This etching was done in the 1930's of men packing oranges in a truck. I have been trying to find it online but have been unable to.
Adrian Fient was born in country NSW in 1894. He studied in Sydney and in Paris and worked as an illustrator, commerical artist, gallery director, painter, printmaker and bookplate designer.
He was known as a man of style and good taste, living in Elizabeth Bay and exhibiting his work around the country and in USA.
Here are some book plates, etching and a painting by Mr Feint. I enjoy the stylized look of the time.
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| book plate |
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| Hibiscus |
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| book plate |
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