Noel Counihan

Australian · 1913–1986 · Painter, Printmaker

Noel Jack Counihan was an Australian social realist painter, printmaker, cartoonist and illustrator active in the 1940s and 1950s in Melbourne. An atheist, communist, and art… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Noel Counihan, Wine Bar 1961, 1961, oil on composition boardWine Bar 1961Menzies · A$17,182≈ $12,161≈ £9,275≈ €10,840Sign up to see
  2. Noel Counihan, Woman at the Window, 1981, oil on canvasWoman at the WindowLeonard Joel · A$10,000≈ $6,690≈ £5,253≈ €6,109Sign up to see
  3. Noel Counihan, 18th Seam with Miner Resting, 1985, oil on canvasboard18th Seam with Miner RestingLeonard Joel · A$9,000≈ $6,010≈ £4,910≈ €5,578Sign up to see

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Noel Jack Counihan was an Australian social realist painter, printmaker, cartoonist and illustrator active in the 1940s and 1950s in Melbourne. An atheist, communist, and art activist, Counihan made art in response to the politics and social hardships of his times. He is regarded as one of Australia's major artists of the 20th century.

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Born 1913, MelbourneDied 1986, MelbourneOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q2497963 ↗ULAN 500017536 ↗

social realism

Also known as Jack Noel Counihan, Noel Jack Counihan

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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