Francis Lymburner
Francis Lymburner
At Rehearsal, c.1947
Francis Lymburner (1916-1972)
oil on canvas on board
37 x 29.5 cm (frame: 56.5 x 41.5)
signed lower right, inscribed with title and signed verso
Exhibited: Francis Lymburner, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney 15th – 27th Oct 1947, Cat # 7;
Francis Lymburner, Moreton Galleries, Brisbane, 11th-22nd May 1948, Cat # 7
Provenance: Sotheby's, Australian and European Paintings, Melbourne, 07/05/1990, Lot No. 216A; Deutscher~Menzies, June Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 16/06/2004, Lot No. 415
Original 1940’s frame. Restoration by Antonio Rey Rincon
$3,500
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Francis Lymburner was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He studied art at the Brisbane Technical College and in 1936 was awarded the Godfrey Rivers Medal for the best final year student. He moved to Sydney in 1939 and had his first solo exhibition at Notanda Galleries, Sydney in 1942. A member of ‘The Sydney Group’ along with fellow artists Paul Haefliger, Donald Friend and Justin O’Brien among others. He held numerous exhibitions in Sydney Brisbane and Melbourne during the 1940’s. In 1951 he won the Mosman Art Prize and was added to the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection. In 1952 he moved to London. Returning to Australia in 1964, he continued to exhibit widely, until a brain haemorrhage left him paralysed on one side.
A major retrospective of his work was held at The Art Gallery of NSW which toured in 1992-93. The exhibition was supported by a monograph on his work.
Francis Lymburner is represented in many collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales and National Gallery of Victoria.