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Charles Wheeler

Charles Arthur Wheeler was an Australian painter. Born in New Zealand, he arrived in Australia about 1891. He won the Archibald Prize for 1933. In 1939 he was appointed master of the painting school at the national gallery, Melbourne.

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Date and place of birt:	4 january 1881, New Zealand
Date and place of death:	26 october 1977, Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:	Australia, New Zealand
Period of activity:	XIX, XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Animalistic, Cityscape, Nude art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Rural landscape
Art style:	Realism
Technique:	Oil, Oil on canvas, Pastel