Colonial, Impressionist, Pictorialism

This collage of five artistic works illustrates three distinct periods in the development of Australian art.

On the left we have two John Glover (1767-1849) colonial paintings from Tasmania. On top we have Moulting Lagoon and Great Oyster Bay from Pine Hill (1838), and below that is The River Nile, Van Diemen's Land, from Mr Glover's Farm (1837). I have previously photographed Glover's restored Patterdale Farm. www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/50106586432/in/album-72...
Glover is regarded as the father of Australian landscape and when he emigrated from England he came with a superb artistic reputation in 1831 (referred to as the "English Claude Lorrain").

In the centre, we find a new development in Australian art and probably Frederick McCubbin's masterpiece: The Pioneer (1904). McCubbin (1855-1917) was a founding member of the Heidelberg School of Australian impressionists, and this triptych tells a story of pioneering settlement of the land.

On the top right is David Davies' Moonrise (1894). I've always loved this painting since I first laid eyes on it in the 1970s. To me its composition is different from other paintings of the era, and I think it is fair to attribute this to the growing influence of photography in the late 19th century. It was painted in plein air like other impressionistic works with a high horizon and leading lines. In 1897, Davies (1864-1939) left Australia to live in Cornwall, England.

At bottom right we have a pictorialist photograph by John Kauffmann (1864-1942). It shows a Melbourne street corner on which the spires of Scots' Church and St Michael's can be seen with people in the dark foreground and framed by the foliage of one of the famous Collins Street trees. Unfortunately the silver gelatin print has darkened over time.

All photographs taken with the Leica D-Lux 7.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Melbourne City Centre (show map)

Taken on: October 14, 2024

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