This colour photograph of a gum leaf painting shows one of the many landscapes done by the well-known self-taught Australian artist Alfred William Eustace (1820-1907). A.W. Eustace, an Australian artist and taxidermist, was born in Berkshire, England, where he was an assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Craven at Ashdown Park. He migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1851 and worked on the Ullina and Eldorado Runs on the Black Dog Creek at Chiltern, which was in excess of 50,000 acres of grazing land. A.W. Eustace was employed as a shepherd by Jason Withers and while tending his flocks in the solitude of the bush, Eustace turned his attention to painting and music to while away the long and weary hours. He endeavoured to capture the spirit of the bush painting on board, canvas or tin plate, but as these materials were not always readily available he then started painting on large round eucalyptus leaves from the White and Red Box trees that grew around about him. About 1856 he painted a small picture of the famous Woolshed goldrush and during the next few years became well known in North-East Victoria. John Sadlier, a police officer stationed at Beechworth said that Eustace painted 'some really exquisite scenes. He was of an easy-going dreamy temperament, a student of nature only, despising the works of men. Unfortunately his drawings were on eucalyptus leaves, the largest and roundest he could find and not on canvas, and no doubt have all perished long ago.' In 1876 the Melbourne Age newspaper reported, 'Eustace’s celebrated paintings on gum leaves are again attracting attention,…Mr Eustace is an elegant artist…he seems without effort to catch the colour and spirit of Australian scenery…' In 1864 A.W. Eustace held an Art Union in Albury, and again in 1884 in Ballarat. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and also held an exhibition of gum leaf paintings at Stevens Gallery, Melbourne in 1893. By 1896 he was receiving orders from heads of states in Europe, with his works acknowledged by Queen Victoria, Emperor Frederick of Germany and the Czar of Russia, as well as the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria. His paintings reflected his ability to paint the sky in his realistic style which is still noted by art critics of the day. A.W. Eustace was also a skilful taxidermist. The collection of birds and animals that can be seen at the Beechworth Museum are examples of his taxidermy skill. When not doing his work, painting or taxidermy, he regularly contributed letters and verse to the Chiltern newspaper, The Federal Standard. A book of verse in his hand writing was presented to The Athenaeum Trust by the Boadle family. In the 1870’s he became interested in spiritualism often being involved in lively debate at lectures and séances. Alfred William Eustace died in 1907 and is buried in the Chiltern New Cemetery with his wife Sarah and one of his daughters, Elizabeth.Colour photograph of an oil painting on gum leaf by Alfred Eustace. Landscape featuring a deep creek surrounded by thick bushland displayed against dark brown backing paper which has a gilt oval surround to highlight the painting. Under glass, in a gold and dark brown metal frame.Sticker on back: 189. (the original registration number)alfred eustace, gum leaf painting, landscape

Born: London, Middlesex, England 1801; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1835; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1878ColonialGift of the family of the late Betty Olive Davies 1979Rural landscape with grass, dam, buildings, trees and clouds.Gold and grey brushed timber frame.Recto: Signed and dated "CM 1858" in grey pencil in l.l.c of composition; Not titleddrawing, landscape, water, building, colonial, trees, clouds

Born: Morges, Vaud, Switzerland 1814; Lived and worked: Brazil 1835-1852; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1865; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888VictorianLedger Gift, 1979Rural landscape with rustic hut, pile of wood, figures, trees, hill and sky. Unframed.Recto: Signed and dated "L. Buvelot 1868" in brown watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not titledwatercolour, landscape, house, figures, hills, trees, rural

Born: Annandale, New South Wales, Australia 1911; Lived and worked: England and France 1937-1940; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1946InterwarGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Rural landscape with trees, grass, road and hills. Antique cream painted timber frame.Recto: Signed "Eric Wilson" in red oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled painting, landscape, tree, hills, road, sheep, animals

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection.A costal landscape of a group of stones painted in oil using a colour palette of blue, green, white, black, yellow, and orange.Obverse: Mezaks/ (bottom right corner)wangaratta art gallery, maggie mezaks, painting, landscape, costal

Born: Londesborough, Yorkshire, England 1862; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales Australia 1885; Lived and worked: England 1893-1896; Died: Montrose, Victoria, Australia 1935VictorianLedger Gift, 1985Rural landscape with large weeping tree, fence, rolling hills, line of trees and sky. Grey rubbed from gold gesso timber frameRecto: Signed "BLAMIRE YOUNG-" in white watercolour in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledwatercolour, landscape, trees, fence

Born: Clunes, Victoria, 1861; Died: Melbourne 1941InterwarGift of Mrs Irwin Bright, 1992Figure depicting female child in blue dress in front of landscape image. Gold gesso painted frame. Recto: Signed and dated “J Longstaff 1934” in ochre paint m.r. edge of composition; Not titledportrait, child, garden, landscape, rural, australian art

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection.An oil landscape of Lake Mokoan that has been painted using shades of blue, green, yellow, and brown.Obverse: A. D. MORRIS/ (bottom right)wangaratta art gallery, a. d. morris, ad morris, landscape, painting, lake mokoan

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Prize 2005.A coastal landscape of people frolicking on the beach of an inlet, painted in oil using blues, browns, yellows, and whites.Obverse: L Pawluk/ 2005/ (bottom left) Wangaratta Art Show - 2005/ ** Grand Winner **/ 'Otway Coastline' - Artist: Len Pawluk/ Judge: Wykeham Perry/ (plaque mounted on frame) wangaratta art gallery, len pawluk, landscape, painting, coastal, otway

Sepia photograph mounted on fawn board. Group photo - 3 rows of men and woman in front of building with canvas roof. Branches from eucalypts leaning against structure. Men are dressed in suits and hats, women in long dresses and hats. Handwritten on back ' cannot identify'Davis & Co., Photographers ( portraits and landscape )person, group, casual

This artwork is part of 69Fifteen, the book published in 2013 celebrating 69 Smith Street Gallery’s 15th year in operation as an artist-run space.Blurred vision of a tree against brown landscape and blue/grey sky.jenny gibson, 69 smith street gallery, artist-run initiative, artist-run space, photography, landscape, melbourne art galleries, colour photography, digital photography

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Wangaratta Art Prize Grand Winner 2000.A coastal landscape of docked boats painted in oils using shades of green, yellow, brown, and grey.Obverse: Taylor (bottom right corner)/ Grand Winner 2000/ WINTERS CLOAK MORDIALLOC/ By KEVIN A. TAYLOR/ Judge - Ms. JUDITH GARDE/ (plaque mounted on frame)wangaratta art gallery, kevin taylor, landscape, painting, coastal, boats, dock

Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1848; Lived and worked: New Zealand 1866-1877, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States 1892-1905; Papua New Guinea 1916 and 1918; Died: Macedon, Victoria, Australia 1922NationalismLedger Gift, 1987Dense bush landscape with pink flowers, yellow trees and tall gum trees. Gold brushed timber frame. Recto: Signed "Ellis Rowan" in brown watercolour in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledwatercolour, landscape, trees, shrubs, flowers, autumn

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Prize Grand Winner 1981.A aerial landscape of a rural road, painted in oil using a colour palette of blue, green, white, yellow, and brown.Obverse: L Pawluk/ (bottom left corner)wangaratta art gallery, len pawluk, landscape, rural, painting, walhalla

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Wangaratta Art Prize Grand Winner 2003.A landscape painting of a terrace house painted in oils using yellows, greens, blues, greys, browns, oranges, and white.Obverse: Taylor/ (bottom right corner) Grand Winner - 2003/ Richmond Patterns/ Artist: Kevin Taylor/ Judge: Herman Pekel/ (plaque mounted on frame)wangaratta art gallery, kevin taylor, landscape, painting, richmond, terrace house

Thick impasto painting depicting an indigenous man with two spears and seven kangaroos in a red landscape with large rock. Signed (L.r) 'Eric Stewart 76'. eric stewart, painting, landscape, indigenous male, kangaroo, ayers rock

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Landscape in acrylic paint. If you can assist with information on this artist or artwork please use the email link below. art, artwork, reinhard gromm, wimmera campus, horsham campus art collection, landscape

Green and white soft covered booklet of 48 pages. SMB Crest is on the front cover. The content include the Mt Helen site, site planning, student residences, sporting facilities, roads and parking, pedestrian circulation, engineering services, and landscaping. Illustrations include: Plan of Mt Helen Site (July 1969, existing buildings, Functional relationship, Roads and Parking, Pedestrian Circulation, engineering Services, Landscaping, Development Plan, Plan of Academic area, Library and union Courtyards, Birds Eye View of Academic Area from north-west, etc. the master plan projects student numbers.non-fictionuniversity of ballarat, ballarat institute of advanced education, mount helen, master plan, landscape, harrison, vernon, great hall, geoff harrison, john vernon, m.b. john, contour map, student accomodation, landscaping, development plan, campus plan

Born Morges, Vaud, Switzerland 1814; Arrived Australia: 1865; Died: Victoria 1888ColonialLedger Gift, 1986Sailing boat on river in middle of landscape and sheep are grazing. Gold painted timber frame.Recto: Signed " L Buvelot/ 1870" in brown paint l.r.c of composition; Not titledwaterscape, boat, river, animals, house, colonial, landscape, australian art

Born: Creswick, Victoria, Australia 1870; Died: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1952ImpressionismGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Bush and urban landscape with figures, trees and water. Gold brushed and painted timber frame.Recto: Signed "Percy Lindsay" in red oil in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, seascape, landscape, figures, trees, buildings, women, child

Born: Dorchester, Dorset, England 1856; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1869; Lived and worked: Spain, England, France 1883-1885; Died: Kallista, Victoria, Australia 1931ImpressionismGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Seaside Landscape with small figures playing and trees, water, grass, flowers and buildings in the distance. Unframed.Recto: Signed and dated "Tom Roberts / 1888" in mauve oil in l.r.c of composition; Not titledpainting, landscape, trees, figures, buildings, colonial, children, flowers

Born: Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia 1867; Lived and workd: England 1897-1919; Died: Olinda, Victoria, Australia 1943EdwardianGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Rural landscape with architectural form and figures naked and partially clothed. Gilded bronze timber frame.Recto: Signed "A. STREETON" in burgandy oil r.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, landscape, figures, nude, river, grecian, tree, animals

oil on linen landscape painting. High horizon line. Melbourne cityscape in the distance in cool colours (blues, purples). Varieties of foliage in warm colours (red oranges and yellow) in the foreground. mitchell, oil painting, landscape, melbourne

Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1864; Lived and worked: England and France 1884-1933; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1947ModernismLedger Gift, 1977Open rural landscape with large bare hill, building, trees and fences under a grey sky. Gold brushed timber frame.Recto: Signed "RB" in square in black oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, landscape, hills, house, trees, clouds

Born: Yorkshire, England 1850; Arrived Australia: before 1874; Died: 1908RealismLedger Gift, 1975Rural landscape setting with horse, dogs and a figure heading towards a house. Gold brushed grey painted frame.Recto: Signed “J A Turner / 1889” in black paint l.l.c of composition; Not titledlandscape, figure, animals, house, colonial, trees, australian art

Born: Edinburgh, Scotland c.1818; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia c.1867; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1900VictorianGift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1985Rural landscape with dirt track, narrow stream, trees and steep mountains. Gold brushed and painted timber frame.Recto: Signed and dated “J H Carse / 1866” in brown oil, l.r.c of composition; Not titled painting, landscape, mountains, river, clouds, sky, trees

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Show Grand Winner 2007.A pastoral landscape of cows grazing beside a river, painting with oils in shades of brown, green, yellow, red, and blue.Obverse: Ross Paterson/ (bottom right corner)wangaratta art gallery, ross paterson, landscape, painting, pastoral, riverbank, cows