Arabian Street Scene With Potters

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TitleArabian Street Scene With PottersDescriptionA similar work to this was in the collection of Dame Nellie Melba.

A biography has been written by Margot Tasca- William Beckwith McInnes: An Artist’s Life, and published in 2022.

McInnes was one of Australia’s most highly sought after portrait artists of the 1920s and 1930s. He painted many celebrities, prime ministers and prominent people of the time, and won seven Archibald Prizes. He also painted the First Opening of Parliament in Canberra in 1927.

He was a former student, teacher and director of the Melbourne Gallery Art School (which was originally situated in the State Library).Datec. 1911TechniqueOil on canvas laid down on boardCreatorWilliam Beckwith McInnesDimensions34.5 x 46CategoryArt | Alec Cato Collection

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CollectionThe Alec Cato CollectionPersonMcInnes, W. B. (William Beckwith), 1889-1939Museum SeriesCAT73

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Arabian Street Scene With Potters