C1867

Lake Illawarra (N.S.W.)

Artist:

Eugene von Guerard (1811 - 1901)

$A 1,250

Rare and important c.19th colour lithograph of Lake Illawarra by Eugen von Guerard, one of the most famous and important Australian colonial artists. This view is taken from a gentle eminence on the northern margin of the Lake, which is … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Lake Illawarra (N.S.W.)

Date:

C1867

Artist:

Eugene von Guerard (1811 - 1901)

Engraver:

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph printed in colour.

Image Size:

530mm

x 320mm

Paper Size:

603mm

x 460mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1867

Description:

Rare and important c.19th colour lithograph of Lake Illawarra by Eugen von Guerard, one of the most famous and important Australian colonial artists.

This view is taken from a gentle eminence on the northern margin of the Lake, which is in the county of Camden, about sixty miles from Sydney. The outlet of the Lake is visible towards the spectator’s left, as is also the coast of the Pacific in the direction of the port of Kiama. Stretching away to the right is the fertile plain of Dapto and the background is formed by the long line and grand form of Mount Pleasant or Burrawang. Eugene von Guerard.

From Guerard’s, Eugene von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 1034a.
Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney, 1987 : pp.328-331, 257.
Kerr, J. The Dictionary of Australian Artists Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870 Melbourne 1992 : pp. 330-332.
Butler, Printed Images in Colonial Australia 1801-1901 : pp.176-179.
Tipping, M. An Artist on the Goldfields. The Diary of Eugene Von Guerard. Melbourne 1982 :.
Bonyhady, T. Australian Colonial Paintings in the Australian National Gallery. Melbourne 1986 pp. 170-207.
Hunt, S. & Davidson, G. Sydney Views 1788-1888: from the BEAT KNOBLAUCH collection. Sydney 2007 : 21, ill. p.47.
McCulloch, A. Artists of the Australian Gold Rush. Melbourne 1977 : p.98-104.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 151726
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF 919.4 G93A
State Library New South Wales: Call Numb

Eugene von Guerard (1811 - 1901)

Guerard was a born in Vienna and he exhibited an artistic talent from an early age. He toured Italy with his father studying the art of the old masters. In 1838 he studied landscape painting at the Dusseldorf Academy where he engrossed himself in the German Romantic Landscape tradition, exemplified by the art of Caspar David Friedrich. As a result, von Guerard’s paintings, sketches and lithographs of Australia are not simply topographical but rather aim to create awe-inspiring imagery in the pursuit of the sublime and picturesque. By the 1860’s von Guerard was recognised as the foremost landscape artist in the Australian colonies. His strong geometric compositions and forms were highly unique in comparison to his contemporaries in the context of Australian illustrations. In 1870 he was appointed the First Master of the School of Painting at the National Gallery of Victoria, where he influenced and trained artists for the next 11 years. Von Guerard unlike his contemporaries did not produce many lithographs, although Australian Landscapes, are considered to be some of the finest illustrations of Australian landscapes. These lithographs are represented in all major Australian institutional collections.

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