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C1867
Lake Illawarra (N.S.W.)
Artist:
Rare and important lithograph of Lake Illawarra by one of the most famous and important Australian colonial artists. From Guerard’s, Eugene von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes. This view is taken from a gentle eminence on the northern margin of the Lake, which … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Lake Illawarra (N.S.W.)
Date:
C1867
Artist:
Engraver:
Hamel & Ferguson.
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
530mm
x 320mm
Paper Size:
603mm
x 460mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1867
Description:
Rare and important lithograph of Lake Illawarra by one of the most famous and important Australian colonial artists.
From Guerard’s, Eugene von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes.
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.
Collections:
National Gallery of Australia: LEGACY ID 84848
National Gallery of Victoria: Accession Number 2972L-4
National Library of Australia: Bib ID2105830
State Library of Victoria: Accession no: H25829
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.
