In 2001 Robert Hannaford was a finalist in the Art Gallery of NSW’s prestigious Archibald Prize with his portrait of Richard Maurovic.
Robert Hannaford (1944 - )
Richard Maurovic // 2001 // Oil on canvas // 183cm x 122cm
Richard Maurovic’s latest exhibition at Strand Gallery, Port Elliot SA, opens to the public from 1.00pm
on Sunday 10 January 2021 and will run throughout January and February..
Rainy Sunset, Willunga Hill SA // Acrylic on canvas // 40cm x 60cm
Strand Gallery at Port Elliot is proud to be hosting Richard Maurovic’s latest exhibition.
The exhibition will be held throughout January and February 2021.
View To Victor Harbor, Port Elliot SA // Acrylic on canvas on board // 40cm x 120cm
This post commemorates the first anniversary of the death of Suzanne Twelftree, a dear friend to Richard Maurovic.
Maurovic says:
The idea for Portrait of Suzanne Twelftree (2006) was taken from Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait The Broken Column (1944). Kahlo painted it soon after she had spinal surgery, which had resulted from a serious bus accident, as an 18-year-old in 1925.
Suzanne Twelftree’s detached spine required her to wear a plastic brace in order for her to sit upright. The painting well depicts Suzanne’s determined character: fixing a stoic, steely gaze directly at the viewer in a field of ripening barley on her farm on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula. In 2006, Portrait of Suzanne Twelftree was awarded first prize in the Royal South Australian Society of Arts’ 150th anniversary art prize.
Portrait of Suzanne Twelftree (2006) // Acrylic on canvas // 70cm x 110cm
Collection: Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide
This will be an occasional series looking at past works by Richard Maurovic.
The first image selected is also the first coloured acrylic painting Maurovic did in 1994. It was painted soon after he won $1000 of art materials in an art competition sponsored by Winsor & Newton.
Maurovic says:
I never used acrylic paint before so I thought it might be a good subject to start with and was pleased with the result. I painted it on heavy watercolour paper because I’d not yet tried painting on canvas.
Roadworks, Park Street, Hyde Park (SA) 1994 // Acrylic on paper // 27cm x 42cm
Richard's painting Respecting All Cultures, Torrensville was awarded the $10,000 first prize in the 2018 City of West Torrens Art Prize
Respecting All Cultures, Torrensville (SA) 2018 // Acrylic on Canvas // 70 x 140cm
Richard’s painting Lamb Rump has received a Highly Commended Award in the Food & Wine Art Prize category of the prestigious 2016 Fleurieu Art Prize.
Lamb Rump 2015 // Acrylic on canvas // 60 x 80cm
Richard Maurovic: Shaping Life (Wakefield Press 2016) is a high quality art book about Richard’s painting career thus far. This monograph by Melbourne-based art historian Maggie Watson and retired ABC features writer Jennifer Palmer is taking shape; it is currently with the publisher’s designer and will go to the printer soon. This book, featuring over 100 high quality images of Richard’s paintings, is scheduled for release at his October exhibition of new works at Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide. Visit the Hill Smith Gallery website for details.