Things I'm learning about him:
3. He was torn between being an artist or a poet
Nolan was obsessed with the works of French poet Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud. But thank god he followed his visual artistic pursuits, otherwise we wouldn’t have his amazing Australian paintings to boast about, like this one:
4. He was passionate about all things French
Whether it was poetry or paintings, Nolan revelled in French arts. He drew inspiration from 19th-century painter Henri Rousseau. He also loved Picasso and Cézanne. And in 1957, he studied engraving and lithography at Atelier 17 in Paris. (3, 4, me too! but i can't paint... )
I love this guy!
Biography
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. His oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. Wikipedia
Born: April 22, 1917, Carlton, Australia
Died: November 28, 1992, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Mary Nolan (m. 1978–1992)
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