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Laurence Hope

Laurence Hope (Born 1927) is active/lives in Australia, England.  Laurence Hope is known for Painting.

Laurence Hope (born March 9, 1927) is an Australian artist from Sydney who is most well know for his Lover, Dreamers and Isolates paintings.

Raised in an artistic environment, his parents, Norman and Gertrude Hope, were practicing artists who met at Brisbane Technical College in the 1920s.  His father ran a successful illustration and printing business and from early age Hope would undertake commercial artistic assignments for the family business.

He had a stable early family life with his parents and older brother Norman, living first in Dewhy and then moving to Seaforth during the depression years.  His local primary school in Seaforth brought him into contact with a young Charles Blackman, with whom he was to form a close friendship many years later.  Hope later attended East Sydney Technical College and quickly developed a mature style from an early age leading to success in a number of art awards, most notably the national Sun Youth Art Prize in 1940 f   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5965 characters.]  Artist bio

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