Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Watercolour, 'Metung' by Sydney Pern, 1932
Sydney PERN (c1876-23 October 1967 )
Born Battley, England
Dr Sydney Pern began practicing medicine in the Victorian town of Yarram before setting up practice in Ballarat. He was a competent artist, and as an amateur anthropologist collected Aboriginal artefacts during travels in Central and Northern Australia.
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.
Unframed coastal landscape art, artwork, meetung, sydney pern, unframed