Issue: Australia Day 1996 Stamp Lina Bryans; the babe is wise
Type: Stamp
Number of Stamps: 1
Stamps Denomination: 85c
Issue Date: 1996
Issued By: Australia Post
About Australia Day 1996 Stamp Lina Bryans
Australia post has issued commemorative stamp on Australian Day 1996. The postage stamp depicts Lina Bryans artwork “The babe is wise”. Denomination of stamp is 85c.
Lina Bryans (1909-2000) was an Australian modernist painter. She was born in Hamburg, Germany, to Australian parents, and grew up in Melbourne. She had no formal art training, but began painting in the 1930s. Her early work was influenced by the European modernists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. In the 1940s, Bryans began to develop her own unique style, which was characterized by its bold colors and simplified forms. She was particularly interested in painting landscapes and portraits. Her work was often described as being lyrical and expressive.
Bryans was a member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, and her work was exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions throughout her career. She was also awarded several prizes, including the Crouch Prize in 1966. In 1982, the National Gallery of Victoria held a major retrospective of Bryans’s work. She was made an OAM (Order of Australia) in 1988. Bryans’s paintings are held in many public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She is considered one of the most important Australian modernist painters of the 20th century.
Here are some of her most famous works:
- The Babe is Wise (1940)
- Portrait of Nina Christesen (1947)
- Landscape Quartet (1966)
- Embedded Rock (1964)
- Spencer Street Bridge (1967)
Bryans’s work is characterized by its bold colors, simplified forms, and lyrical expression. She was a talented painter who made a significant contribution to Australian art.