ADRIAN FEINT
Adrian Feint was born in Narrandera, NSW, Australia. He studied at Sydney Art School from 1911 under Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner then enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916 and was sent to France with the 15th Field Ambulance. Before being demobbed in 1919, he was granted three months leave to study at the Académie Julien in Paris.
He was employed as assistant editor (to Sydney Ure Smith) of Art in Australia from 1928–40, contributing many cover illustrations to this and Ure Smith's 'lifestyle' magazine Home and filled many commissions for his advertising agency Smith and Julius.
He abandoned graphic arts around 1939 to work as a bookbinder with Benjamin Waite and to illustrate limited edition books. After WWII he took up flower painting in watercolours then oil-painting.
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