

He worked predominantly in the United Kingdom, where he died. Sainthill designed the sets and costumes for the Old Vic's Antony and Cleopatra, which was directed by Robert Helpmann, with Keith Michell as Antony and Margaret Whiting, in a succession of pleated chiffon gowns, as Cleopatra. Loudon Sainthill was an Australian artist and stage and costume designer. Sainthill's work encompassed opera, notably Rimsky-Korsakov's Le Coq d'Or at Covent Garden in 1954, Shakespeare, pantomimes, musicals and revues, and although he became associated with a flamboyant and opulent fantastical style of design, he could also create an everyday reality, as demonstrated by his interiors for the film version of John Osborne's play, Look Back in Anger. His spectacular sets and costumes for Michael Benthall's 1951 production of The Tempest at Stratford-upon-Avon established him as a leading designer. He had designed for the stage in Australia but it was in Britain that his theatrical career developed. Tasmanian-born artist Loudon Sainthill (1918-1969) came to England in 1949. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.Costume design by Loudon Sainthill for Cleopatra in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra, Old Vic, 5 March 1957. A history of costume from 400 BC to 1945 AD (1946), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Loudon Sainthill Works in the collection. Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. This new edition adds essays on such major musicians as Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, and Paul Desmond. Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.Ĭould the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after Jfor over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info….Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006.

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He held his first solo exhibition in 1939 and in the same year travelled to London where he was to spend much of his career designing sets for Sadlers Wells and other London theatres. Loudon Sainthill (Australian, 1919-1969) In Modern and Contemporary Art - Live Online. In the early 1930s he gained a reputation as an artist and theatrical designer, designing a number of sets for the Australian Ballet. Born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1919, Loudon Sainthill studied at the Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University). 1957 (made) Costume design by Loudon Sainthill for Cleopatra in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra, Old Vic, 5 March 1957.
