Michael Kmit
Australian · 1910–1981 · Painter
Michael Kmit was a Ukrainian painter who spent twenty-five years in Australia. He is notable for introducing a neo-Byzantine style of painting to Australia, and winning a… (Wikipedia)
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Proprietress 1962-63Menzies · A$8,400≈ $6,709≈ £4,061≈ €4,782Sign up to see
Untitled 1955Menzies · A$3,682≈ $3,864≈ £2,399≈ €2,956Sign up to see
Xenia 1951Menzies · A$4,500≈ $3,594≈ £2,176≈ €2,562Sign up to see
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Michael Kmit was a Ukrainian painter who spent twenty-five years in Australia. He is notable for introducing a neo-Byzantine style of painting to Australia, and winning a number of major Australian art prizes including the Blake Prize (1952) and the Sulman Prize. In 1969 the Australian artist and art critic James Gleeson described Kmit as "one of the most sumptuous colourists of our time".
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Byzantine Revival architecture
Also known as Michael Kmitt
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