Hugh Sawrey

Australian · 1919–1999 · Painter

Hugh David Sawrey, was an Australian artist and the founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach. Sawrey was an artist whose prolific output of paintings, and… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Hugh Sawrey, The Binde-Bango Shed in Full Swing, South Mitchell, Western Queensland, oil on canvasThe Binde-Bango Shed in Full Swing, South Mitchell, Western QueenslandMenzies · A$72,000≈ $65,780≈ £44,050≈ €49,251Sign up to see
  2. Hugh Sawrey, Changing the Horses (Cobb and Co Series), oil on canvas on composition boardChanging the Horses (Cobb and Co Series)Menzies · A$62,400≈ $57,009≈ £38,177≈ €42,684Sign up to see
  3. Hugh Sawrey, The Binde-Bango Shed in Full Swing, South of Mitchell, Western Queensland, oil on canvasThe Binde-Bango Shed in Full Swing, South of Mitchell, Western QueenslandMenzies · A$67,500≈ $49,082≈ £37,077≈ €41,482Sign up to see

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Hugh David Sawrey, was an Australian artist and the founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach. Sawrey was an artist whose prolific output of paintings, and drawings of the Australian landscape and its people contributed in a profound way to the preserving of the memory of times and places in Australian history that were in danger of being overlooked and lost to posterity. Throughout his long career, he experienced firsthand events that shaped Australian identity in the 20th century and documented through his work many of the characters that lived in this period.

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Born 1919Died 1999Occupation PainterWikidata Q5932598 ↗

Also known as Hugh David Sawrey

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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