Rosemary Ryan 'Untitled (after Hogarth)' drawing accession number: 145

accession number: 145

slanted eyes suspicious and claws nestled under her chin

Dimensions: 78 x 112 cm

calling forth its political undertones

ink: With Best Wishes / for Xmas + 1958 / Eric and Grace Thake

Rosemary Ryan 'Untitled (after Hogarth)' drawing accession number: 145Compatriot of Charles Blackman and Mirka Mora, Rosemary Ryan lived her life in the thick of the Australian art scene. She studied at both the National Gallery School and under George Bell, showing two works at the Australian Artists Association exhibition in London, 1956. On her second solo exhibition, Bernard Smith wrote for The Age that she was the surprise of the week, praising her Proustian sensibility, authenticity and literary penchant. Smiths