Inspired by the opening lines of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s 1820 poem of the same title, The Cloud has grace of line that epitomises the model of classically informed beauty. Richardson’s figure successfully follows the serpentine line of Art Nouveau sculpture while also echoing the influence of British New Sculpture with its focused attention to bodily detail and surface articulation. A bronze version of The Cloud was cast in 1987 and can be seen in the formal garden between the Brighton Town Hall and the Brighton Library.Art Nouveauplaster patinated with paint and ground coppersculpture, female figure, charles douglas richardson, the cloud, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, percy bysshe shelley, poem, art nouveau, new sculpture, flowers

oil on canvascharles douglas richardson, figure, female, pathway of ignorance, path, veil, australian sybmbolism

watercolourfarm, horses, landscape, rainbow, cheltenham, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, cloud, rural

watercolourlandscape, diamond creek, stringybark, trees, charles douglas richardson, bush, victoria, cd richardson, c. douglas richadrson, watercolour

watercolourlandscape, werribee, gorge, trees, charles douglas richardson, watercolour, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, rocks, mountains

watercolourlandscape, storm, trees, cows, mordialloc, charles douglas richardson, c douglas richardson, cd richardson, paddock, horse

watercolourlandscape, river, charles douglas richardson, tree, c douglas richardson, cd richardson, mountain, birds, lerderderg

Symbolismoil on canvasfigures, baby, charles douglas richardson, painting, star, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, australian symbolism, symbolism

oil on canvaslandscape, lodden, river, laanecoorie, charles douglas richardson, trees, victoria, boat, cd richardson, c douglas richardson

watercolourlandscape, thames, river, cookham, england, charles douglas richardson, c douglas richardson, vegetation, trees, cd richardson

watercolourlandscape, england, wodeley court, shropshire, charles douglas richardson, building, house, chimney, pond

oil on canvas on boardlandscape, farm, farmhouse, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, cloud

oil on canvas on boardlandscape, moorabbin, road, charles douglas richardson, horse, cart, tree, farm

oil on canvas on boardlandscape, sunset, hill, cottage, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, farm, fence, cloud

oil on canvas on boardlandscape, oakleigh, cows, gum trees, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, grazing, farm, fence

watercolourlandscape, trees, hampstead heath, london, united kingdom, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, watercolour, bush

watercolourlandscape, beach, brighton, coast, water, boat, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, bayside, mountain, bay

watercolourlandscape, mount evelyn, tree, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, saplings

oil on canvasstill life, flowers, roses, violin, charles douglas richardson, painting, cd richardson, c. douglas richardson

watercolourlandscape, farmhouse, watercolour, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, sky, trees, vegetation

plasterlady of the lilies, bust, sculpture, flowers, margaret baskerville, lilies, plaster, portrait

pastelbeach, coast, bathing box, margaret baskerville, bayside, port phillip bay, jetty, ship, bush

pastelbeach, coast, margaret baskerville, pastel, bush, tree, landscape

oil on canvas on boardmargaret baskerville, landscape, bush, track, trees, cloud

oil on boardmargaret baskerville, landscape, bush, children, farm, barn, fence, tree

Clarice Beckett, Reflected Lights, Beaumaris Bay c.1930-31, oil on composition board, 18.2 x 24 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection. Purchased 2014. oil on composition boardcoast, beaumaris, bay, water, reflections, clarice beckett, beaumaris bay, lights, meldrum school, painting

Painted from Beaumaris Cliffs looking over to Mentone this work is a characteristic example of Beckett's ability to create a sense of place with an economy of means. The bands of floated colour create a flattened 'modern' space while still rendering a truthful impression of the location. oil on boardbeach, coast, cliff, path, tree, clarice beckett, beaumaris, beaumaris bay, bay, bayside, water, meldrum school, painting, mentone

oil on composition boardbeaumaris, bay, coast, water, sunset, trees, landscape, clarice beckett, dusk, handrail, beaumaris bay, meldrum school, reflection

watercolour, gouache and pencilsandringham, beach, coast, watercolour, surf, sand, vegetation, pier, stone hut, landscape

watercolourhampton, evening, beach, foreshore, landscape, victor cobb, coast, bayside, sand, shrub, tree