Eric Stewart.

About Eric Stewart

Eric Lewis Stewart (1907–1970) was an Australian outsider painter from Melbourne. Described as an “exile from any arts community”, he worked prolifically but in obscurity, painting privately in his own home while working as a night watchman. His merit was recognised posthumously by the Australian painter Clifton Pugh, who discovered his paintings in a junk shop and subsequently organised exhibitions for the late artist. Stewart was self-taught but was regarded by critics as an aberration in genre of naïve art, with some noting his works were more visually aligned with expressionism. Although he was not Aboriginal, Stewart's work drew primarily on Australian Aboriginal mythology.