Leonard Lloyd Annois (1 July 1906 – 10 July 1966) was an Australian painter of watercolors.
Annois was born in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern [1] to William Alfred Annois and Elsie Miriam Annois, née Lloyd. [2] His father was a well-known cricketer and singer, a member of the Harmonists quartet and male alto in St Paul's Cathedral choir. [3]
Annois participated in numerous exhibitions and won numerous prizes for his art, which has been praised for its use of traditional English techniques with modern sensibilities, [4] and has been associated with ballet in various contexts. [5]
He spent most of the year 1950 in London, working and associating closely with other Australian artists, before returning to Australia and another exhibition at Georges Gallery, 162 Collins Street. [6]
Annois married Mavis Nunn of St Kilda, Victoria, on 17 February 1928. [7] [8] They had a son and a daughter. He died suddenly in Melbourne on 10 July 1966. [8]
Leonard Lloyd Annois (1 July 1906 – 10 July 1966) was an Australian painter of watercolors.
Annois was born in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern [1] to William Alfred Annois and Elsie Miriam Annois, née Lloyd. [2] His father was a well-known cricketer and singer, a member of the Harmonists quartet and male alto in St Paul's Cathedral choir. [3]
Annois participated in numerous exhibitions and won numerous prizes for his art, which has been praised for its use of traditional English techniques with modern sensibilities, [4] and has been associated with ballet in various contexts. [5]
He spent most of the year 1950 in London, working and associating closely with other Australian artists, before returning to Australia and another exhibition at Georges Gallery, 162 Collins Street. [6]
Annois married Mavis Nunn of St Kilda, Victoria, on 17 February 1928. [7] [8] They had a son and a daughter. He died suddenly in Melbourne on 10 July 1966. [8]