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Burke and Wills
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Bennett Bequest, 1999
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Born: East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1912; Lived and worked: England 1935-1949; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1949
Surrealism
Explorers Burke and Wills rest against a large rock with a bottle at their feet. Gold and grey brushed timber frame
Recto:
Not signed, not dated, not titled
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 1930
Interwar
Gift of J. Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, 1979
Drawing of head with short hair, neck and shoulders. Black timber frame.
Recto: Signed, titled and dated "G.W.Lambert / J.W.L. McHugh – April 28th / 1925" in grey pencil across lower centre of composition.
drawing, portrait, face, man
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 1930
Edwardian
Gift of C.J.R. Ansett, 1980
Mountain and valley landscape with figure and animals. Painted timber frame.
Recto: Signed and dated "G. W. LAMBERT. 1913" in black paint on l.l.c of composition; Not titled
painting, figure, boy, dog, animal, mountains, landscape, lizard, snow
Born: Uxbridge, Middlesex, England 1872; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia c.1914; Lived and worked: France 1905-1913, Australia: 1908 and 1913, Europe, Middle East and Asia 1916- c.1936; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1952
Impressionism
Ledger Gift, 1980
Garden setting with flowers, trees and small figures running down a path. Bronze brushed carved timber frame.
Recto: Signed "CARRICK FOX" in deep navy oil in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
painting, garden, figures, flowers, children, trees, path
Born: Westbury, Wiltshire, England 1890; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1893; Died: Warragul, Victoria, Australia 1923
Interwar
Gift of Wooleen Pty Ltd.,1980
Misty forest landscape with large gum tree. Limed timber frame.
Recto: Signed "Penleigh Boyd" in brown watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
watercolour, tree, landscape
Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1864; Died:1947; Worked in Europe 1893-1933
Impressionism
Gift of Wooleen Pty Ltd.,1980
Rural landscape with trees, rocky hills and clouds in sky. Timber frame.
Recto: Signed "RB" in blue grey oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
painting, landscape, hills, trees, mountains
Born: London, Middlesex, England 1868; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1884; Lived and worked: France and England 1890-1909; Died: Virginia Water, Surrey, England 1909
Heidelberg School
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Architectural setting with figures, food, water and buildings. Unframed.
Recto: Signed "CONDER" in red pastel in l.r.c of compostion; Not dated; Not titled
painting, interior, figures, women, feast, table
Born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England 1859; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1892; Died: London, Middlesex, England 1935
Tonalism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Interior with seated figure wearing dinner suit with cigarette and lamp. Gold brushed timber frame.
Signed "B. Hall" in dull cream oil in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not title
painting, interior, figure, lamp, man, glass
Born: Creswick, Victoria, Australia 1870; Died: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1952
Impressionism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Bush 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 titled
painting, seascape, landscape, figures, trees, buildings, women, child
Born: Manly, New South Wales, Australia 1859; Lived and worked: England 1884-1888; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1943
Impressionism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Treed path leading up to top of hill and building. Bronze brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed "W LISTER LISTER" in brown oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
painting, trees, building, landscape, path
Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1889; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1939
Impressionism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Evening rural landscape with buildings, trees and moon. Gold brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed and dated 'W.B. / McINNES 10' in brown oil in l.l.c of composition; Not titled
painting, landscape, tree, sky, house, farm, moon
Born: Dorchester, Dorset, England 1856; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1869; Lived and worked: Spain, England, France 1883-1885; Died: Kallista, Victoria, Australia 1931
Impressionism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Seaside 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 titled
painting, landscape, trees, figures, buildings, colonial, children, flowers
Born: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia 1858; Lived and worked: England, Spain, France, Italy, New Zealand 1881-1923; Died: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 1930
Impressionism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Snow covered mountain landscape with buildings and trees. Thin gold brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed and dated "Russell / 12" in grey pencil in l.l.c of composition; Not titled
watercolour, landscape, buildings, mountains, snow
Born: Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia 1867; Lived and workd: England 1897-1919; Died: Olinda, Victoria, Australia 1943
Edwardian
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Rural 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 titled
painting, landscape, figures, nude, river, grecian, tree, animals
Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1861; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888; Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1941
Nationalism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Rural landscape with grazing cows and trees. Gold gesso frame.
Recto: Signed "J. H. Scheltema" in brown oil in l.r.c of compostion; Not dated; Not titled
painting, landscape, pastoral, cows, animals, trees, grass, rural
Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1801; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1853; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1879
Victorian
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Rural colonial forested landscape with animals, figures trees and mountains. Gold brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed "H.L.V.d.Houten / [illegible]" in brown oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
painting, landscape, trees, figures, animals, buildings, mountains, colonial, horse, dog
Born: Annandale, New South Wales, Australia 1911; Lived and worked: England and France 1937-1940; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1946
Interwar
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Rural 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
Born Ludlow, Shropshire, England 1769; Died: London, England 1825
Romanticism
Gift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980
Six battleships on water in smoky atmosphere. Gold gesso wood moulding with decorative corners.
Recto: Not signed, not dated, not titled
painting, seascape, sea, ships, boats, sails, naval
Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 1865; Lived and worked: France and England 1887-1892, France 1901-1913; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1915
Impressionism
Gift of anonymous donor, in memory of Mr and Mrs R. R Webster, 1981
Seascape with buildings, trees and hills. Stained timber frame.
Recto: Signed "E.P.Fox" in black oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
painting, seascape, sea, hills, landscape, buildings, waves
Born: Westbury, Wiltshire, England 1890; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1893; Died: Warragul, Victoria, Australia 1923
Impressionism
Ledger Gift, 1981
Rural landscape with large trees and small figure with gold brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed "Penleigh Boyd." in red oil in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
painting, landscape, trees, figure
Born: 1837; Arrived Australia c. 1866; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1906
Colonial
Ledger Gift, 1982
Rural landscape with farmhouse and outbuildings surrounded by trees, two figures by a horse and wagon. Stained wooden frame.
Recto: Signed "Drawn by W.TIBBITS. artist NEIL ST. Ballarat" in blue ink in lower centre of sheet edge; Titled 'Mr J.Thompson’s. / Star Saw Mills Staffordshire Reef.' in blue ink in lower centre of sheet; Not dated
watercolour, colonial, rural, trees, buildings, wheels, horse, animal
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 1930
Nationalism
Gift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1982
Rural 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 titled
painting, rural, horses, animals, figures, fence, jump, tree
Born: Isleworth, Middlesex, England 1831; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1870; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1897
Victorian
Gift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1982
Rural landscape with house, fences, trees hills, a creek and a small figure carrying a fishing line. Thin, dark blue grey brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed "PARSONS" in black watercolour in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
watercolour, landscape, tree, mountains, animals, cows, figures, fence, creek, colonial, buildings
Born: Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia 1867; Lived and workd: England 1897-1919; Died: Olinda, Victoria, Australia 1943
Edwardian
Gift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1982
Sunny urban landscape with impressive building with large towers facing a street with figures and trees.Thin gold brushed timber frame.
Recto: Signed "Arthur Streeton." in brown watercolour in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
watercolour, building, sky, figures, trees, tower
Born: Vienna, Austria 1811; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1852; Died: London, Middlesex England 1901
Romanticism
Ledger Gift, 1984
Rural 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 titled
painting, landscape, river, cliff, mountain, figures, buildings, waterfall, sky, clouds
Born: South Yarra, Victoria, Australia 1869; Died: Mornington, Victoria, Australia 1930
Victorian
Ledger Gift, 1985
Sunlit rural landscape with buildings, figures, wagon, trees, water, reflections and a hill. Gold brushed ornate timber frame.
Recto: Signed and dated "C. S. BENNETT / 1891" in brown watercolour in l.r.c; Not titled
watercolour, landscape, riverscape, house, trees, water, reflection
Born: Yamba, New South Wales, Australia 1886; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1950
Nationalism
Ledger Gift, 1985
Clearing in a rural landscape with many different types of birds. There are palm trees and treed hills in the background. Stained timber frame.
recto: Signed and dated "Neville.W.Cayley -10-" in black watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not titled
watercolour, landscape, birds, magpie, cockatoo, kookaburra, blue wren, rosella, field, tree
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1831; Lived and worked: Italy 1856-1867; Died: Rome, Italy 1867
Victorian
Ledger Gift, 1985
Oval brown background with profile portrait of figure depicting female with flowers in her hair and wearing white clothing. Stained timber frame.
Recto: Signed and titled " Louisa" "A.G. Ironside" in grey pencil from l.l.c to l.r.c of composition; Not dated
pastel, portrait, woman, flowers, wreath, shoulders
Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 1889; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1939
Impressionism
Ledger Gift, 1985
Expressive 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 titled
paintings, rural, buildings, figures, clouds
Born: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia 1858; Lived and worked: England, Spain, France, Italy, New Zealand 1881-1923; Died: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 1930
Impressionism
Ledger Gift, 1985
Expressive brightly coloured brushstrokes of rural farm houses and trees. Gold brushed timber frame.
Recto: Not signed, not dated, not titled
watercolour, buildings, chimney, impressionist
Born: Londesborough, Yorkshire, England 1862; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales Australia 1885; Lived and worked: England 1893-1896; Died: Montrose, Victoria, Australia 1935
Victorian
Ledger Gift, 1985
Rural landscape with large weeping tree, fence, rolling hills, line of trees and sky. Grey rubbed from gold gesso timber frame
Recto: Signed "BLAMIRE YOUNG-" in white watercolour in l.l.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled
watercolour, landscape, trees, fence
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