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George Lambert in London

c. 1912
Alf Vincent

pen and ink, brush and ink on paper (sheet: 31.6 cm x 25.0 cm)
George Lambert in London

George Lambert (1873-1930), artist, spent some years of his youth on the land, mustering, shearing and enjoying the company of bush characters. A talent for drawing led him to art school in Sydney, which he left in1900. After two years in Paris, where he trained at the Académie Colarossi, he returned to London, where he was based until the end of 1920. Dashing and vigorous, he was a popular member of a circle of artists, including many Australians, who frequented the Chelsea Arts Club. Alf Vincent, a Melbourne-based Bulletin cartoonist, visited England in 1912. Three years later, in Sydney, he cut his own throat.

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Purchased 2010

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George Lambert

'Self Portrait with Gladioli'

Portrait story: 1 minute

An examination of the life and times of George Lambert through the gesture and pose in his self portrait. 
2010.104
Currently not on display
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Artist and subject

Alf Vincent (age 38 in 1912)

George Lambert (age 39 in 1912)

Subject professions

Visual arts and crafts

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Self portrait with gladioli
The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)
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Marcie Elizabeth Wilson
1. Self portrait with gladioli, 1922 George Lambert. 2. The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch), c. 1929 Harold Cazneaux. 3. George Lambert, c. 1929 Annie May Moore. 4. Marcie Elizabeth Wilson, 1922 George Lambert.

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George Lambert

'Self Portrait with Gladioli'

Portrait story

An examination of the life and times of George Lambert through the gesture and pose in his self portrait. 
Self portrait with gladioli
Self portrait with gladioli
Self portrait with gladioli
Self portrait with gladioli

Money and swat

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2007

Andrew Sayers discusses the real cost of George Lambert's Self portrait with gladioli 1922.
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