Jubilee exhibition of Australian art

E M A N U E L PHI LL IPS F OX , 1864-1915 84 SUMMER Born Melbourne. Studied here a n d i n Paris. Mainly worked i n t h e latter city, b u t returned for several short periods to Melbourne, a n d i n 1892 was associated with T u d o r St. George T u c k e r in t h e establishment Signed and dated Hans Heysen, 1909; 1.1. o f t h e Melbourne A r t School. Finally returned to Australia i n 1913 a n d carried o u t a n u m b e r o f portrait Watercolour, 23 ins. x 32 ins. commissions o f well-known citizens. His work is strongly influenced b y t h e French Impressionists. National Art Gallery o f New South Wales. *78 AL FRESCO Signed E. Phillips Fox ; l.r. Oil on canvas, 60 ins. x 76 ins. National Gallery o f South Australia. 79 T H E A R T STUDENTS , 1892/3 JESSE J EWHUR S T H I LDER , 1881-1916 Signed E. Phillips Fox ; 1.1. Born Queensland. Studied u n d e r J u l i a n Ashton i n Sydney. His watercolour landscapes a r e painted Oil on canvas, 72 ins. x 45 ins, i n t h e spirit o f romanticism. National Ar t Gallery o f New South Wales. 85 BRISBANE RIVER Signed and dated J. J. Hilder, 1908; 1.r. 80 P OR T RA I T O F A YOUNG G I RL Watercolour, 6+ ins. x 8+ ins. Signed E. Phillips Fox, 1906; l.r. National Ar t Gallery o f New South Wales. Oil on canvas, 56 ins. x 35 ins. National Gallery o f Victoria. 86 L ENNOX BRIDGE, PARRAMATTA Signed J. J. Hilder; 1.1. Watercolour, 5+ ins. x 10+ ins. National Art Gallery o f New South Wales. E L I O T H GRUNER , 1882-1939 Born N e w Zealand. Studied a n d t a u g h t u n d e r J u l i a n Ashton i n Sydney. His landscapes in t h e tradition established b y Sir A r t h u r Streeton later show t h e influence o f post-impressionist emphasis o n formal pattern. *31 T H E MORN I NG LIGHT Signed and dated E. Gruner, 1915; l.r. Oil on canvas (on plywood panel), 15 ins. x 17 ins. GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N LAMBERT, A.R.A., 1873-1930 National Ar t Gallery o f New South Wales. Born St. Peterburg. C a m e to Australia a t t h e age o f fourteen. Studied i n Sydney under J u l i a n Ashton, a n d later i n Paris. Settled i n London, where h e received a n u m b e r o f important portrait commissions a n d exhibited a t t h e Royal Academy. Served as official w a r artist i n Palestine, 1914-1918. Returned t o Australia i n 1921, where his versatile talent as well as his stiiking personality exercised a strong influence. *87 T H E BATHERS HAROLD BROCKLE BA N K HERBERT, 1892-1945 1 Signed a nd dated G. W. Lambert, 1907; 1.1. Bo r n Ballarat, where h e received his training. A brilliant a n d influential watercolourist i n t h e impressionist I Oil on canvas, 36+ ins. x 32 ins. style. I National Gallery o f South Australia. 82 T H E WH I T E ROAD I Signed and dated Harold B. Herbert, '26; 1.r. 88 F LOWER STUDY Watercolour, 12 ins. x 16 ins. I F r om the Collection o f the Rt. Hon. R . G. Menzies. I Signed and dated Geo. W. Lambert, 1916; 1.r. Oil on wood panel, 20+ ins. x 13+ ins. From the Collection o f J . R . McGregor Esq. H A N S HEYSEN , O.B.E., b. 1877 89 T H E WH I T E GLOVE Born Germany. C a m e t o South Australia i n 1883. Studied i n Adelaide a n d i n 1899 w e n t t o Paris a n d Signed and dated G. W. Lambert, 1921; l.r. Florence for further training. Travelled a n d sketched i n England, Scotland a n d o n t h e Continent. Oil on canvas, 39+ ins. x 29 ins. R e t u r n e d t o Australia i n 1903, wh e r e his landscape work exercised a wide influence. Works i n water- National Art Gallery o f New South Wales. colour a n d oils a n d draws extensively. Also a painter o f still life. *83 T H E LAND O F T H E ORATUNGA Signed a nd dated Hans Heysen, 1932; 1.1. Four unsigned sketches in oil on wood panels: Watercolour, 19 ins. x 25 ins. National Gallery o f South Australia. 190 BREAKWATER, P O R T SAID; 6+ ins. x + ins. 36 1 37