Lance Vaiben Solomon (27 January 1913 – 1989) was an Australian painter, noted for his landscapes. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize on two occasions.

History

Lance was born in

Liverpool, New South Wales Liverpool is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately south-west of the Sydney CBD. Liverpool is the administrative seat of the local government area of the City of Liverp ...

, a son of Edwin Arthur Vaiben Solomon (20 September 1877 – ), a cabinetmaker, and his wife Jessie Elizabeth Solomon, née Black (1874 – 13 May 1951).

Vaiben Solomon Vaiben Solomon (1798 – 21 June 1860) was a London Jew who, with his brother Emanuel Solomon, was transported for larceny to New South Wales in 1818. He had further brushes with the law but seized business opportunities and became quite prosper ...

(1802–1860) an

emancipist An emancipist was a convict sentenced and transported under the convict system to Australia, who had been given a conditional or absolute pardon. The term was also used to refer to those convicts whose sentences had expired, and might sometimes ...

transported in 1818 was a grandfather. He studied at the

East Sydney Technical College The National Art School (NAS) is a tertiary level art school, located in , an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is an independent accredited higher education provider offering specialised study in studio arts p ...

and the

Royal Academy School The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

in London. He married and moved to

Narrabeen, New South Wales Narrabeen is a beachside suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Narrabeen is 23 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is ...

Recognition

*He won a New South Wales travelling scholarship in 1939 *He presented one of his works to HM the Queen Mother during her visit to Australia in 1958 *He won the

Wynne Prize The Wynne Prize is an Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize. As one of Australia's longest-running art prizes, it was established in 1897 from the bequest of Richard Wynne. Now held concurrently with the Sir John Sulman Prize ...

1946 for ''January Weather'', 1953 for ''The River Bend'' * Royal Agricultural Society Easter Show 1961, 1962 and 1965 His work is shown in the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and several State galleries.

Bibliography

Jennings, Eddi and Benkendorff, Robin. ''A Tribute to Lance Vaiben Solomon (1913–1989)''. ill. SOLOMON, Lance Vaiben. Kenthurst, Sydney: Dekiki, 1990. Includes a Foreword by Sir William Dargie and Biographical Notes, inc. many references to Norman Lindsay, who was a sincere friend of Solomon.

Sources

*McCulloch, Alan ''Encyclopedia of Australian Art'' Hutchinson of London 1968

References

External links

National Art Gallery collection searchLance Vaiben in Art Gallery of NSW
{{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, Lance Australian landscape painters 1913 births 1989 deaths Australian mid-20th century modern painters