Donald Gordon Laycock (born 4 April 1931) is an Australian artist. He is a painter and is best known as the creator of the interior paintings of Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia.

Life and work

He attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, graduating in 1953. Laycock's works are held in the collection of the

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, Art Centre Melbourne and Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was colleagues with

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and John Howley.

Notable works

*Interiors of Hamer Hall, Melbourne, Australia

References

Janine Burke, Donald Laycock, Art and Australia, Spring, October–December, 1975. 1931 births Living people Artists from Melbourne Australian painters National Gallery of Victoria Art School alumni {{australia-artist-stub