Robert Henderson Grieve (30 November 1924[1] – 15 December 2006) was an Australian painter, printmaker and art teacher.
History
Grieve was born in
Brighton, Melbourne, son of
Robert Cuthbert Grieve (1889–1957) and May Isabel Grieve, née Bowman. His father, who fought with the
1st AIF in Belgium, was a recipient of the
Victoria Cross.
Grieve began painting seriously around 1947.[2] He studied at
Regent Street Polytechnic, London 1953–1955, taking lithography under
Henry Trivick, then taught at Swinburne Technical College 1956–1958.[3] He left for Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and held an exhibition in Tokyo.[4]
Much of his subsequent work used Oriental themes[5] and surface effects.[6]
He won several important art prizes including the Vizard-Wholohan Print Prize in 1960 and again in 1972.[7]
^"Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 24, 441. Victoria, Australia. 6 December 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Exhibition of Travel Studies". The Age. No. 29, 298. Victoria, Australia. 22 March 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.