George James Coates
Early Life and Education
Born: August 8, 1869, in Emerald Hill (now South Melbourne, Victoria), Australia
Parents: John Coates (artist-lithographer) and Elizabeth Irwin
Education: St James Grammar School; apprenticed to Ferguson and Urie (glass-stainers); North Melbourne school of design; National Gallery of Victoria Art School (under Frederick McCubbin).
Early struggles with affording art education due to his father's early de
ath.
Demonstrated artistic talent early, winning prizes for drawing and painting from the nude at the National Gallery.
Artistic Development and European Influences
1896: Won the Melbourne national gallery travelling scholarship.
1897-1900: Travelled to Europe, particularly Paris.
Studied at Julien's classes in Paris.
Influenced by French artists such as Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar…
