Under a Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s–1950s

264 Under a Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s–1950s 265 Vera Leichney Australia VIC/QLD 1886–1951 Brisbane skyline c.1944 Oil on board 29.1 x 34cm Purchased 2024 with funds from Constantine Carides and Elene Carides in memory of their parents Kiryacos and Mary Carides through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation pp.6–7, 36, 108, 120 Gloria Lovelock Australia QLD 1906–95 Daisy vase c.1930s Earthenware, hand-built swelling cylindrical form carved with daisy and leaf motif; green and blue glazes 26 x 15cm (diam.) Gift of Elizabeth Moores, the artist’s niece 1995 p.235 Kenneth Macqueen Australia NSW/QLD 1897–1960 (Feeding the pigs) c.1929 Watercolour over pencil on paper 38 x 48.3cm Gift of Revan and Nell Macqueen through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2018. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program p.173 (Cattle and creek) 1931 Watercolour over pencil on paper 47 x 58cm Purchased 2002 with funds from Leighton Contractors Pty Limited through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation p.172 Stranded tree trunk 1935 Watercolour with pencil on paper 39.8 x 46.7cm Purchased 1998 with the assistance of Philip Bacon AM through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Back cover, pp.186, 197 (Great Barrier Reef) c.1938 Watercolour over pencil on paper 40 x 46.7cm (irreg.) Gift of Marion and Tom Sharman through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2008. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program pp.33, 60, 198–9 Calendulas c.1936–37 Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper on cardboard 48 x 45.8cm Gift of Miss Maria Theresa Treweeke 1937 pp.4, 75 Sweet peas and gerberas c.1942 Watercolour over pencil on wove paper 54.5 x 66.3cm Purchased 1943 p.78 Noonday shadows 1946 Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper on cardboard 45.8 x 47.5cm Purchased 1946 p.76 Green vase with gerberas 1948 Watercolour on paper 47.3 x 38.3cm Gift of Rosemary Goodchild through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2015. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program p.73 Geraldton wax in vase c.1950s Watercolour on paper 34.5 x 44.5cm Gift of Rosemary Goodchild through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2015. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program p.80 Crocus and sunflowers 1955 Watercolour over pencil on thin cream wove paper 50.4 x 40.2cm Bequest of George Brown 1977 p.77 Blue-eyed daisies 1959 Watercolour over pencil on wove paper 30.5 x 34.1cm Bequest of George Brown 1977 p.82 Charles H Lancaster Australia VIC/QLD 1886–1959 A corner of Brisbane 1937 Oil on canvas on cardboard 39.5 x 44.5cm Purchased 1937 pp.29, 113 Vida Lahey Australia QLD 1882–1968 Building the bridge 1931 Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper on cardboard 25.3 x 30.3cm Gift from the estate of Mrs Gladys Powell 1941 pp.8–9, 26, 114 Sultry noon (Central Station, Brisbane) 1931 Oil on canvas on plywood 44.7 x 49.2cm Purchased 1983 p.118 The new bridge 1931 Watercolour on paper 48.7 x 53.5cm Purchased 1997 with funds from M.I.M. Holdings Limited through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation pp.55, 116 Wintry sunshine 1931–32 Oil on canvas on board 56 x 56cm Purchased 2022 with funds from the Bequest of James F Bowler through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation p.119 The cretonne curtain 1933 Watercolour and gouache over pencil on wove paper on cardboard 49.8 x 40cm Gift of Ann Gruen in memory of her mother, Margaret Darvall 1970 p.79 Art and nature 1934 Watercolour over pencil on wove paper on cardboard 52.5 x 60.6cm Gift of the Queensland Art Fund 1950 in memory of Miss Madge Roe (1891–1938) pp.32, 81 Hibiscus, gerbera and russelia 1936 Watercolour over pencil on wove paper 61 x 71.2cm Gift of the Godfrey Rivers Trust 1937 Inside front cover, pp.32, 74 A mixed bunch c.1936–37 Watercolour on cream wove paper 40 x 40.2cm Gift of Miss Maria Theresa Treweeke 1937 p.83 Channel to the beach c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 50 x 61cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 pp.96, 280 Corner of Bimbimbie with table and chair c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 50.5 x 51cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 p.91 Seated in sunlight c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 42.5 x 51cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 p.93 The house next door c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 28.5 x 38.5cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 p.92 The yellow house c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 50 x 69cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 p.94 Venetian blinds c.1946–51 Watercolour over pencil on smooth wove paper 42.5 x 52.3cm Purchased 1954 pp.70, 90 Dorothy Harvey Australia QLD 1894–1966 Slab vase 1944 Earthenware, slab-built tapering square body carved with scrolls and pendant flowers; ochre glaze 22 x 11.4 x 11.2cm Gift of Lawrence King 1993 p.237 Miles Evergood Australia/United States/England VIC/NSW/QLD 1871–1939 Mount Nebo no.2 c.1931–32 Oil on board 31 x 41cm Purchased 2024. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation p.104 Queensland landscape c.1931–32 Oil on board 30 x 40cm Purchased 2024. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation pp.30, 106–7 Gwendolyn Grant Australia QLD 1877–1968 Winter sunshine 1939 Oil on canvas 71.8 x 61.5cm Purchased 1939 Front cover, p.89 WG Grant Australia QLD 1876–1951 Suburban street, Nundah c.1930s Watercolour on paper 51 x 63cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 pp.56, 95 Potted plants at Bimbimbie c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 55.8 x 61cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 p.97 Allamandas in a blue vase c.1945–50 Watercolour on paper 54.5 x 58.5cm Gift in memory of Mary (Molly) Blyth Stanley through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 p.72 Max Dupain Australia NSW 1911–92 Pearce children off to school on bikes, Burdekin District, Queensland c.1950s, printed 1987 Gelatin silver photograph 40.5 x 41.8cm Gift of CSR Limited through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 1987 p.156 Sugar mill, unidentified, North Queensland c.1950s, printed 1987 Gelatin silver photograph 40 x 49.8cm Gift of CSR Limited through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 1987 p.155 Sugar cane, Queensland, September 1952, printed 1987 Gelatin silver photograph 42.6 x 40.4cm Gift of CSR Limited through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 1987 p.157 Stanley W Eutrope Australia VIC/NSW/QLD 1891–1983 Under the bridge (Grey Street Bridge, Brisbane) c.1933 Bromoil photograph Gift of Mrs J. Searston in memory of her mother, Mrs Florence Radford, through Miss Shirley Eutrope 1984 pp.124–5 The bridge approach (Grey Street Bridge, Brisbane) c.1935 Gelatin silver photograph 29.7 x 21.8cm Gift of Miss Shirley Eutrope 1984 p.127 Late afternoon in the dunes (Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island) c.1943 Gelatin silver photograph Purchased 1984 p.195