Jump to content

Donald Laycock (artist)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald Laycock
Born
Donald Gordon Laycock

(1931-04-04) 4 April 1931 (age 93)[1]
NationalityAustralian
Alma materNational Gallery of Victoria Art School[2]
Known forPainting
StyleFigurative[2]Abstract expressionism[2]

Donald Gordon Laycock (born 4 April 1931[1]) is an Australian artist. He is a painter and is best known as the creator of the interior paintings of Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia.

Life and work

[edit]

He attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, graduating in 1953.[2] Laycock's works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Centre Melbourne and Art Gallery of New South Wales.[1][2][3] He was colleagues with Lawrence Daws, Clifton Pugh and John Howley.[4]

Notable works

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Donald Laycock". Collection Online. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Donald Laycock 'Gloria'". Collections - Mobile Tour. Arts Centre Melbourne. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Peach". Collection. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Donald Gordon Laycock (1931-.) Australia". Australian Art Auction Records. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

Janine Burke, Donald Laycock, Art and Australia, Spring, October–December, 1975.