Arthur Murch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Murch

Australian painter

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1989

Profession: painter

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Not to be confused with the 19th-century illustrator Arthur Murch (illustrator).Arthur Murch (8 July 1902, Croydon (Sydney) – 3 September 1989, Avalon (Sydney)) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1949 with a portrait of Bonar Dunlop.
He was interested in the French Post-Impressionists, Cézanne and Seurat.
His style later became more Cubist.
In 1933, he formed part of an Australian expedition into central Australia. He was appointed as an official war artist for six months during the Second World War covering the American military activities in Australia — 47 works of his are in the Australian War Memorial's collection.