John Rigby

Landscapes of North Queensland

28th February - 25th March 2009


Queensland North Coast, Oil on Canvas, 91 x 102cm

John Rigby was born in Brisbane in 1922 and began exhibiting in 1954. He is well known for his Australian tropical and bush landscapes, genre and portraits which have been selected 24 times in the prestigious Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Rigby served as a Trustee for the Queensland Art Gallery for eighteen years, is represented in all major Australian galleries and for over a decade he inspired thousands of students at the Queensland College of Fine where he was the Art Senior Instructor. His paintings are bold, colourful, vibrant and extremely well executed.


Girl in Beanie, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30cm


Point Lookout, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30cm


North Coast, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30cm


Hillside Farm, Oil on Canvas, 91 x 102cm


The Gorge, Tamborine Mountain, Oil on Canvas, 112 x 122cm


Evening Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 101.3 x 127cm


Blue Sail, Oil on Canvas, 122 x 122cm


Deadman's Beach, Stradbroke Island, Oil on Canvas, 101.5 x 76.3cm


Noosa National Park, Oil on Canvas, 91 x 102cm


Blue Lake, Oil on Canvas, 91.3 x 122cm


Farm with Cattle, Oil on Canvas, 84 x 92cm


St Bees Bay, North Queensland, Oil on Canvas, 76 x 91.5cm


St Bees Island, North Queensland, Oil on Canvas, 76.7 x 91.8cm


Palm Bay, Whitsundays, Acrylic on Canvas, 84 x 91.5cm


Palm Bay, Long Island, Acrylic on Canvas, 84 x 91.5cm


Landscape and Orange Trees, Oil on Canvas, 83.5 x 91.5cm


View from Noosa Lookout, Oil on Canvas, 84 x 91.5cm


Pathway, Whitsundays Queensland, Oil on Canvas, 83.5 x 90.3cm


Boats with Red Sky, Oil on Canvas, 76 x 76.2cm


Frenchman's Beach, Stradbroke Island, Oil on Canvas, 50.5 x 60.5cm


Samoan Mother and Child, Oil on Canvas, 76 x 61cm


White Sail, Palm Bay, Oil on Canvas, 51 x 61cm


Wild Coast, Oil on Canvas, 41 x 51cm


Patterned Hills, Oil on Canvas, 51 x 61cm


Palm Bay Resort, Whitsundays, Oil on Canvas, 51 x 61cm


Figures on a Beach, Oil on Canvas, 30.5 x 40.5cm


Coastal Dune, Oil on Canvas, 30.3 x 40.6cm