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Marcus Beilby

Marcus Charles Beilby (born 20 November 1951, in Western Australia),[1] is an Australian realist painter.[5] Beilby grew up in the Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant. He was educated at Applecross Senior High School and the Claremont Technical College, where he received a Diploma of Fine Arts (Painting) in 1975.[6]

Marcus Charles Beilby
Born (1951-11-20) 20 November 1951 (age 72)[1]
Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materClaremont Technical College
Known forPainting
Notable workCrutching the Ewes,[2] Opening of Parliament House by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 9 May 1988[3]
StylePhotorealism
Awards1987 Sir John Sulman Prize for Australian Genre Painting[4]
Websitemarcusbeilby.com

Beilby was the winner of the 1987 Sir John Sulman Prize for Australian Genre Painting.[4] The winning painting, Crutching the ewes has been described as a homage to Tom Roberts' Shearing the Rams.[7]

In 1988, Charles Bush received a royal commission from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to depict the inauguration of the permanent Parliament House. Bush died the next year, leaving behind an initial sketch. As a result, Marcus Beilby was chosen to finalize the artwork and carry out the completion of the painting.[8]

He currently resides in East Fremantle, Western Australia.[9]

His father was the noted Australian author and novelist Richard Beilby.[10]

Collections edit

  • Australian War Memorial[11]
  • High Court of Australia[12]
  • The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia[13]
  • National Gallery of Victoria[14]
  • National Library of Australia[15][16]
  • Castlemaine Art Museum[17]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Births". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 23 November 1951. p. 20. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ Beilby, Marcus. "Crutching the Ewes 1987". Australian Impressionism. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "The 30th anniversary of Australia's Parliament House". Canberra: Parliamentary Library, Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Winner for 1987". Prizes: Sir John Sulman Prize. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Marcus Beilby: Western Realism". Exhibition Catalogue. Richmond, Victoria: Charles Nodrum Gallery. 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Marcus Beilby" (PDF). Lister Gallery. Subiaco, WA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ Beilby, Marcus. "Contemporary views". Australian Impressionism. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ Kohen, Apolline. "History of the Historic Memorials Collection". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Curiculun Vitae". Marcus Beilby Australian Realist Painter. East Fremantle, WA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Marcus Beilby". Artists of the High Court. Canberra: High Court of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. ^ Beilby, Marcus (1988). "Bicentennial Anzac Day march". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Marcus BEILBY, First sitting of the High Court of Australia, Banco Court, Melbourne, 6 October 1903, 1996–97, oil on canvas. Collection of the High Court of Australia". High Court of Australia.
  13. ^ "Artist as hero". Art Gallery WA Collection Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Marcus Beilby". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 1990 work: Hal Missingham by Marcus Beilby". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Studies for the portrait of Hal Missingham, ca. 1990 [picture]". Trove. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Car Park". Castlemaine Art Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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