Born: St Petersburg, Russia 1873; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1887; Lived and worked: England, France, Wales, Egypt, Palestine 1900-1921; Died: Cobbity, New South Wales, Australia 1930NationalismGift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1982Rural landscape with four horses and riders jumping a fence. Image is in black and white colour. Dark stained, gold and grey brushed timber frame.Recto: Signed "GEO.W.LAMBERT" in black watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, rural, horses, animals, figures, fence, jump, tree

Born: Vienna, Austria 1811; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1852; Died: London, Middlesex England 1901RomanticismLedger Gift, 1984Rural valley and mountain landscape with two figures walking down a track beside a waterfall towards a river. Gold brushed gesso decorative edged timber frame.Recto: Signed and dated "Eug.V.Guérard / D. 85" in red oil in l.r.c of composition; Not titledpainting, landscape, river, cliff, mountain, figures, buildings, waterfall, sky, clouds

Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1889; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1939ImpressionismLedger Gift, 1985Expressive brushstrokes in muted colours of two figures fishing in foreground with buildings, tower and trees in background. Timber frame.Recto: Signed "McINNES" in dark brown oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpaintings, rural, buildings, figures, clouds

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

Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1855; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1917Heidelberg SchoolLedger Gift, 1987House on top of hill in rural landscape with sloping hill to a pond and trees and grasses in foreground. Copper brushed timber frame.Recto: Signed "F. McCubbin" in brown oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, waterscape, hills, house, landscape, water, impressionist

Born: Dundee, Forfarshire,Scotland 1851; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1872; Lived and worked: Scotland 1875-1884; Died: Carlton, Victoria, Australia 1912VictorianLedger Bequest, 1993Oil on canvas on composition board, depicting a rural landscape and miner's commune off a dirt road. Gold brushed timber frame with decorative gesso edges and corners Recto: Signed and dated “J FORD PATERSON / 1884” in blue oil in l.r.c of composition; Not titledpainting, landscape, house, trees, path, road

Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 1865; Lived and worked: France and England 1887-1892, France 1901-1913; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1915ImpressionismMajor Basil MacNay Bequest, Gift of Arts Victoria, 1998Oil on wood panel depicting pink spring blossoms in a field. Carved gold brushed timber frameRecto: Signed "E. Phillips Fox" in purple oil in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpaiting, landscape, garden, trees, cherry blossom, fence, impressionist

Born: London, Middlesex, England 1813; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1832; Died: Sydney, New South Wales 1895VictorianBennett Bequest, 1999 Oil on canvas depicting portrait of seated Henry Johnson in black suit and bowtie. Polished timber frame with gold gesso inlayRecto: Not signed, not dated, not titled painting, portrait, colonial, man, face, hands, figure

Born: London, Middlesex, England 1813; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1832; Died: Sydney, New South Wales 1895VictorianBennett Bequest, 1999 Oil on canvas depicting portrait of seated Caroline Johnson in grey dress. Polished timber frame with gold gesso inlayRecto: Not signed, not dated, not titled painting, portrait, colonial, woman, face, dress, flower, figure

Born: East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1912; Lived and worked: England 1935-1949; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1949SurrealismBennett Bequest, 1999 Explorers Burke and Wills rest against a large rock with a bottle at their feet. Gold and grey brushed timber frameRecto: Not signed, not dated, not titled painting, figures, abstract, rock, water, bottle

Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1864; Lived and worked: England and France 1884 - 1933; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1947ImpressionismGift of Mr Alan Harris in memory of his wife Lynette Harris (née Burnell), 2004Oil painting on board depicting rural landscape with trees and farmhouses. Gold brushed timber frame with decorative gesso corners.Recto: Not signed, not dated, not titled painting, landscape, buildings, tree, impressionist, hills

Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1864; Lived and worked: England and France 1884 - 1933; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1947ImpressionismGift of Mr Alan Harris in memory of his wife Lynette Harris (née Burnell), 2004Oil painting depicting coastal landscape with buildings and cliffs in background. Gold brushed timber frame with decorative gesso cornersRecto: Not signed, not dated, not titled painting, landscape, sea, trees, impressionist, buildings, cliff

Born: St Petersburg, Russia 1873; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1887; Lived and worked: England, France, Wales, Egypt, Palestine 1900-1921; Died: Cobbity, New South Wales, Australia 1930EdwardianGift of Mr Wayne N. Kratzmann, 2005Oil painting on canvas depicting figure in a red dress, looking at her face in a mirror held by cherubs. Gold brushed, carved timber frame with decorative corners and edges.Recto: Not signed, not dated, not titledpainting, woman, figure, angels, cherubs, clouds, glove, mirror, face, flowers

Born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 1807; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1853; Died: Melbounre, Victoria, Australia 1884RomanticismGift of Beverley Brown, 2015Oil painting on board, depicting sparse rural landscape by a river and bridge.Gold brushed timber frame and decorative gesso inner corners. Recto: Not signed, not dated, not titledpainting, landscape, figures, boat, tree, bridge, river, animals, water

l.r; Tucker 89painting, australian artist, surreal, moon, kiss, figures, tucker, face, composition frame

(verso) frame rebate; The Lure of Paris #22, Stephen Bush, 2002painting, australian artist, elephants, babar, crown, cliff, cliff face

Donated to the St Kilda Historical Society by Mrs ??? 1977framed watercolour

Watercolour painting of Catalina Flying Boat - Attached to rear of frame is a short history of the Catalina Flying Boat together with the service history of Owen and and his younger brother Roy MORTIMER who both served in the Royal Australian Air Force in the South West Pacific area during WW2 Developed as a naval patrol aircraft, the Consolidated PBY Catalina was a widely exported flying boat during World War II. Over the course of the conflict it served with a number of different nations in a variety of roles. In the Royal Australian Air Force, PBYs and PB2Bs (a variant built by Boeing in Canada) served as multi role bombers and scouts, the type eventually earning great renown among Australian aircrews. The motto of the Catalina squadrons was "The First and Furthest." Gold painted embossed metal frame with cream coloured mount containing watercolour painting of plane on waterCatalina Flying Boat Royal Australian Air Force catalina flying boat, raaf, mortimer, ww2

Track cycle won by Jack Phillips 1929 in the Melbourne - Ballarat - Geelong - Melbourne Road Race. This was the first open road race won by a Geelong Amateur Cyclist. The Amateur Cycling Club was formed in 1929. This bike was restored by Ken Dickie who did his apprenticeship in fine line restorations and the painting was by Fred Cook. Hand grips by Harry Clarke. They used photographs from Jack Phillips of the original bike to restore the bike to its original colours and appearance.Track cycle one by Jack Phillips - the first of the big open road races won by an amateur.Restored Malvern Start Road Bike from 1929. Painted in red with the words Malvern Star highlighted in white on a blue background on the frame. The stem features two silver stars on a blue background. Single speed with wooden wheel rims. It has a leather saddle and rubber hand grips (formerly used as gas masks in WWI)"Malvern Star"jack phillips; geelong amateur cycling club; malvern star; geelong cycling club; 1929;