George Feather Lawrence (1901-1981) was an Australian painter known for his impressionist style and depictions of industrial cities and landscapes. He was born in Sydney, where he studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and worked as a lithographic apprentice at John Sands & Co. Lawrence later worked as a commercial artist at Smith & Julius and Paramount Films Art Department before pursuing a career as a full-time artist.
Throughout his career, Lawrence drew inspiration from various artists, including George Lambert, Max Meldrum, Elioth Gruner, and Maurice Utrillo. He gained prominence for his urban scene paintings, which captured the beauty of industrial cities and tenement houses with a sensitivity typically reserved for rural landscapes.
Lawrence's paintings were exhibited and recognized by various art galleries and societies in Australia. In 1941, his painting "Wet Road, Surry Hills" was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Seven years later, he was elected to the Society of Artists, and in 1949, he won the George Crouch Memorial Prize and the Wynne Prize for Landscape at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, respectively.
