b'88393 394393 394Charles MEERE (London 1890Sydney, 1961) [TRAVEL POSTER]1788 . 1938 Peter S. Templeton (1875-1971).150 YEARS OF PROGRESS DUNKAUSTRALIA CELEBRATES THE ROMANTIC ISLEJanuary 26 . April 25 1938 GREAT BARRIER REEFLithographed and Printed by Hackett Offset Printing Company,AUSTRALIASydney & Melbourne. c1930s colour lithograph, signed in image lower left,101 x 64cm; signed and dated 37 in the plate. 100 x 63cm. Linen-backed.The English-born Matthew Charles Meere first visited AustraliaQueensland Government Tourist Bureau. Brisbane, Sydney, in 1927 to work as a graphic designer. Having studied art inMelbourne.France and England and served in World War I, Meere pursuedDavid White, Govt. Printer, Brisbane.further study in design and mural painting at Londons RoyalExtremely scarce; only the second example we have seen.College of Art. He then emigrated to Australia with his second$4,0005,000wife in 1933 to continue his career as a designer in tandem with his fine art practice.Teaching drawing at East Sydney Technical College brought him into contact with the next generation of young Australian artists and by 1938, when he won the Sir John Sulman Prize for his piece Atalantas Eclipse, Meere was already well established on the local art scene. His poster for the 1938 Sydney Games, rarely seen on the market, brings over $5,000 in good condition.$3,0005,000395'