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Schenk’s Sheepish Anguish
Danish-born artist, August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck was born on April 23, 1828 in Glückstadt, Denmark. He became well known for his landscapes and paintings of animals. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and afterwards in Paris, specializing in painting … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged #NationalGalleryofVictoria, Anguish, August Schenk
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There’s no snubbin’ a good oil paintin’ by Frederick McCubbin
Above: The Wallaby Track (1897) oil on canvas Art Gallery of New South Wales Frederick McCubbin was born in West Melbourne, the third of eight children on 25 February 1855. He was a prominent artist from the Heidelberg School, one … Continue reading
Plenty of reason to be a fan of Gleeson
Australian artist, poet, critic, writer and curator, James Timothy Gleeson was born in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby on 22 November, 1915. He attended East Sydney Technical College. In his youth, he was fascinated by art and became inspired by the … Continue reading
How Norimontir Became Aby Altson’s Paradise of The Golden Age
Aby ‘Farmer ‘Altson was born on 21 August 1866 at Middlesbrough-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England. Altson migrated to Australia from England to join his brother Barnett in 1883 and worked in his uncle’s leather and saddlery business. He began art classes at … Continue reading
On seeing “the red hat”, can your feelings be quantified?
Not to be confused with Boston’s oldest traditional establishments ‘The Red Hat‘, artist, William Frater gave the same title to this painting. Frater was born on 29 January, 1890 at Ochiltree Castle, near Linlithgow, Scotland. His father died shortly after, … Continue reading
Keeping it all in the family
Sometimes you just have to call on family members to help you out. In this case, prominent Australian artist Tom Roberts called upon family members to sit for some of his greatest works. Incidentally, Tom the artist was also a … Continue reading
Posted in OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged #HeidelbergSchool, #NationalGalleryofVictoria, Art, Caleb, Ian Potter Centre, Tom Roberts
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