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Art and nature 1934

Artwork Art and nature this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on cardboard, created in 1934-01-01
Accession No.
1:0480
Date Created
1934
Department
Australian Art
Dimensions A
52.5 x 60.6cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
watercolour
Medium
Watercolour over pencil on cardboard
Place Created
Brisbane, Queensland
Credit Line
Gift of the Queensland Art Fund 1950 in memory of Miss Madge Roe (1891-1938)

Art and nature was included in the annual exhibition of the Royal Queensland Art Society in 1935 and is Lahey's 'manifesto' on Modernism in Queensland. The subject matter refers to a debate about traditional and modern art that occurred between March and May 1933 in a series of letters to the Courier-Mail. Here, Lahey simultaneously registers the primacy of nature, acknowledges the classical tradition and recognises Modernism. The eye immediately focuses on the intense orange flowers before exploring the quieter tones of the book; the classically inspired relief by Lahey's young friend, sculptor Daphne Mayo; and the draped white tablecloth.

Glenn R Cooke, 2010.

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