John Cornwell
John Cornwell (1930-2020) was an Australian painter and sculptor, born and raised in Sydney. He studied at the National Art School and worked as a commercial artist, running a screen-printing business, before becoming a full-time artist in the 1970s.
He painted mainly rural subjects in oil, including working horses, and was an exhibiting member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists. He held more than 36 solo exhibitions.
His best-known sculpture is the bronze statue of Trim, Matthew Flinders' ship's cat, installed on a window ledge of the Mitchell Library in Sydney in 1996. It was funded by public subscription and made for the State Library of New South Wales. He also made bronze bas-reliefs for the Memorial Arch in Kiama Rotary Park.
He was also active in the community, including membership of Rotary and the Kiama & District Historical Society.
John Cornwell, Bridge Hotel, Echuca, Victoria. Original framed Australian painting, 54 x 69 cm. Available now at AusArtwork.
Condtion = Good, minor flaking/marks on frame
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Oil on hessian
29 x 38.5 x 3 cm (frame 41 x 52 x 3cm)
Signed lower right
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