Description:

ROMA THOMPSON (1919-2020)
Geometric Composition I 1980
oil on canvasboard
signed lower left: R. Thompson
title and date inscribed verso
34 x 27cm

PROVENANCE:
The Artist
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne

OTHER NOTES:
Growing up in Bayside Melbourne in the early 1920s, Roma Thompson developed ardour for patterns and textures in art, with the abundant natural backdrop of Mentone serving as her inspiration like many artists before her. Attending formal training at the Melbourne Technical College as a teenager, the painter, graphic artist and fabric designer exhibited very early in her career with collectives such as the George Bell Group and Melbourne Contemporary Art Society. Exploring geometric design and Australian motifs in all facets of her practice, including textile design, printmaking and painting, Roma went on to teach within the RMIT art department in 1945.

Millie Lewis
Art Manager

  • Provenance: The Artist
    Thence by descent
    Private collection, Melbourne
  • Dimensions: 34 x 27cm
  • Medium: oil on canvasboard
  • Notes: Growing up in Bayside Melbourne in the early 1920s, Roma Thompson developed ardour for patterns and textures in art, with the abundant natural backdrop of Mentone serving as her inspiration like many artists before her. Attending formal training at the Melbourne Technical College as a teenager, the painter, graphic artist and fabric designer exhibited very early in her career with collectives such as the George Bell Group and Melbourne Contemporary Art Society. Exploring geometric design and Australian motifs in all facets of her practice, including textile design, printmaking and painting, Roma went on to teach within the RMIT art department in 1945.

    Millie Lewis
    Art Manager

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