{"product_id":"gerrard-lants-princess-theatre-watercolour-on-paper-signed-lower-left-48-x-32-5cm-frame-size-62-x-47cm","title":"GERRARD GEORGE LANTS, PRINCESS THEATRE, WATERCOLOUR, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 48 x 32.5cm, FRAME SIZE: 62 x 47cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjNiquz7vaXAxUUsVYBHeBiE5oQ3egReggIAggBCBAQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjNiquz7vaXAxUUsVYBHeBiE5oQ3egReggIAggBCBAQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003eGerrard George Lants: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjNiquz7vaXAxUUsVYBHeBiE5oQ3egReggIAggBCBAQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1927–1998) was was a multi-talented Australian Postwar \u0026amp; Contemporary painter, illustrator \u0026amp; Cartoonist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eKnown commercially \u0026amp; artistically for his versatility, Lants transitioned seamlessly between producing period-style fine art \u0026amp; working as a commercial graphic artist for prominent publications across Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ZLzG0d ncoeY E8xBUb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=boIace_24\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgVEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003eArtistic Biography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"XSq4R KI3fJ\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eEducation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Born in Sydney, Lants formally studied art at the National Art School (then Sydney Technical College).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAU\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eFine Art Style:\u003c\/strong\u003e He is most highly regarded for his \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eperiod-style watercolours\u003c\/span\u003e and oil paintings. His fine art heavily features nostalgic, romanticised imagery including ladies in fine gowns and hats strolling through meadows, beaches, and parks, alongside architectural historic streetscapes of Sydney and Melbourne landmarks. He held his first formal solo fine art exhibition in Melbourne in 1977.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAU\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAo\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eCommercial Illustration \u0026amp; Comics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Decades before his gallery success, Lants built a robust career as a cartoonist and illustrator. He started out working alongside Jim Russell at \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eSmith's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, drew comic strips like \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eThe Adventures of Grant Butler\u003c\/em\u003e in the late 1940s, and created pulp western magazine covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEAo\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgWEA0\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eThe \"Basil\" Comic Strip:\u003c\/strong\u003e His most famous commercial creation was \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\"Basil\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, a highly successful syndicated newspaper comic strip that he developed while working as an illustrator for the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eMelbourne Herald\u003c\/em\u003e. The strip ran widely from 1974 to 1980 in Australia and was syndicated internationally in the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The House of Marcelle and Mr John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67957082980661,"sku":"MMJA268","price":950.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/5350\/5589\/files\/IMG_0641.jpg?v=1794090040","url":"https:\/\/thehouseofmarcelleandmrjohn.com\/products\/gerrard-lants-princess-theatre-watercolour-on-paper-signed-lower-left-48-x-32-5cm-frame-size-62-x-47cm","provider":"The House of Marcelle and Mr John","version":"1.0","type":"link"}