C1982

Buffalo

Artist:

Pro Hart

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S/N: PM-HART-001–233296

(C113)

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Full Title:

Buffalo

Date:

C1982

Artist:

Pro Hart

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Etching, artist proof signed in blue pencil at lower right

Image Size:

123mm

x 200mm

Paper Size:

170mm

x 260mm

Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:

1982

Description:

Rare early Pro Hart artist proof etching of H.M.S. Buffalo, signed in blue lower right.

The Buffalo first reached Australia in 1833 after being fitted out to carry convicts to New South Wales. It was on its return to Portsmouth in 1834 that Captain John
Hindmarsh commissioned the ship to transport free settlers to the new
colony of South Australia. The Buffalo brought the first settlers of the
colony of South Australia in 1836, unloading its passengers at present day Glenelg.

Biography:

Kevin Charles “Pro” Hart (1928-2006)
Pro Hart was an Australian artist, born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, who was considered the father of the Australian Outback painting movement and whose works are widely admired for capturing the true spirit of the outback. He grew up on his family’s sheep farm in Menindee, New South Wales and was nicknamed “Professor” (hence “Pro”) during his younger days, when he was known as an inventor.