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GRANT, W.G.
1876 - 1951

1876, Brisbane – 1951, Brisbane

William Gregory Grant was educated at Brisbane Grammar School, where he was taught art by James Cowan. An accountant by profession, Grant studied art in the evenings at Brisbane’s Central Technical College under R Godfrey Rivers. He began exhibiting with the Queensland Art Society in 1900, was elected a fellow of the Society in 1904, and became a committee member the same year. He was awarded the Society’s coronation medal and made a life member in 1937. Grant was actively engaged in the promotion of art in Queensland — in 1919, he became a member of the advisory committee to the art department of the Central Technical College; he was a trustee of the Queensland National Art Gallery from 1945 until his death; from 1923 to 1930, he was a member of the Queensland National Art Gallery’s Advisory Committee; and, from 1947, he was a member of the John Darnell Fine Arts Committee of the University of Queensland.

Principal country
Australia QLD
Date of birth
1876
Date of death
1951
Artwork Two white and a brown horse this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1945-01-01

Two white and a brown horse c.1945-50
Artwork Cattle and trees this artwork made of Watercolour on paper

Cattle and trees c.1945
Artwork Domed building with palms this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Domed building with palms c.1945
Artwork Rock and shaded path this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Rock and shaded path c.1945
Artwork Tree with backyard fences this artwork made of Watercolour and ink on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Tree with backyard fences c.1945
Artwork Still life, white flowers this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Still life, white flowers c.1940s
Artwork (Woman reading) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on paper, created in 1940-01-01

(Woman reading) c.1940-46
Artwork Trees in silhouette this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Trees in silhouette c.1940-45
Artwork Sailing on the Brisbane River this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Sailing on the Brisbane River c.1940-45
Artwork Twilight pastoral this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Twilight pastoral c.1940-45
Artwork Landscape with yellow sky this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Landscape with yellow sky c.1940-45
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

The blue gate, Coolum c.1930s
Artwork Suburban street, Nundah this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1930-01-01

Suburban street, Nundah c.1930s
Artwork Chinamen's huts, Cairns this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on paper, created in 1946-01-01

Chinamen's huts, Cairns 1946
Artwork Sunset scene (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1945-01-01

Sunset scene (unfinished) c.1945-50
Artwork Dead trees at Coolum this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Dead trees at Coolum c.1945
Artwork Five palms and sea view this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Five palms and sea view c.1945
Artwork Garden with monsteria and staghorn this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Garden with monsteria and staghorn c.1945
Artwork Banksia and trees in silhouette this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Banksia and trees in silhouette c.1945
Artwork The bay this artwork made of Oil on canvas on cardboard, created in 1940-01-01

The bay c.1940s
Artwork The cane chair this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

The cane chair c.1940-45
Artwork Blue fence and house this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1935-01-01

Blue fence and house c.1940-45
Artwork Three trees this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Three trees c.1940-45
Artwork City scene this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

City scene c.1940-45
Artwork Tree at the entrance, Bimbimbie this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Tree at the entrance, Bimbimbie c.1940-45
Artwork Breakfast Creek Bridge this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1930-01-01

Breakfast Creek Bridge c.1930s
Artwork Coastline at Point Perry this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on paper, created in 1945-01-01

Coastline at Point Perry c.1945-49
Artwork Woman and rocks this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Woman and rocks c.1945
Artwork Two boats and river scene this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Two boats and river scene c.1945
Artwork The blue roof this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

The blue roof c.1945
Artwork Hill and trees this artwork made of Watercolour and ink on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Hill and trees c.1945
Artwork (Woman sitting on a garden seat reading) this artwork made of Watercolour on cardboard, created in 1940-01-01

(Woman sitting on a garden seat reading) c.1940s
Artwork Black horse and shed this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Black horse and shed c.1940-45
Artwork Dark rocks and sea this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Dark rocks and sea c.1940-45
Artwork Farm house with three cows this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Farm house with three cows c.1940-45
Artwork The mysterious house this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

The mysterious house c.1940-45
Artwork Partial interior (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1935-01-01

Partial interior (unfinished) c.1940-45
Artwork Interior (Ann Grant's bedroom) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on paper, created in 1948-01-01

Interior (Ann Grant's bedroom) 1948
Artwork Country shops this artwork made of Watercolour on paper

Country shops c.1945
Artwork Four palms against a sunset this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Four palms against a sunset c.1945
Artwork Pandanus amid rocks this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Pandanus amid rocks c.1945
Artwork (Engineering drawing) this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

(Engineering drawing) c.1945
Artwork Landscape with horse and calf this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Landscape with horse and calf c.1945
Artwork The yellow gown this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on paper, created in 1940-01-01

The yellow gown c.1940-46
Artwork Sketch of trees this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Sketch of trees c.1940-45
Artwork Pandanus (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1935-01-01

Pandanus (unfinished) c.1940-45
Artwork The old stone shop this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

The old stone shop c.1940-45
Artwork The brown mountain this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

The brown mountain c.1940-45
Artwork Old shop and cottage this artwork made of Watercolour on paper, created in 1940-01-01

Old shop and cottage c.1940-45
Artwork Girl knitting this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on paper, created in 1906-01-01

Girl knitting c.1910

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