SHAW, OWEN (1935-)

"The Bight, Leichhardt" (1962)
mixed media on card
23.5 x 18cm
signed lower left
*private collection, Sydney
 
Shaw is a forgotten Australian Mid Century painter and sculptor. He trained under Lyndon Dadswell, who created public works like the Gundagai sculptures and exhibited in the Wynne Prize. He's known for unique, expressive art, often featuring figures, abstract forms, and welded steel, and continues to work from NSW,