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(Church interior with female figure) c.1916-18

Accession No.
1983.092
Date Created
c.1916-18
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Australian Art
Dimensions A
30.2 x 23cm (irreg.)
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
watercolour
Medium
Pencil, watercolour, gouache and ink on grey laid paper
Place Created
Europe
Credit Line
Purchased 1983 with the assistance of the Philip Bacon Galleries. John Darnell Bequest

Created between 1916 and 1924, these early studies demonstrate Fairweather’s astute use of line and colour to recreate moments in time, while also showing his development as an artist. In (Church interior with female figure), there is a lightness of touch to the simplicity with which Fairweather captures the scene. The style in which (Mountain gorge with snow-capped range in the distance) is painted may have been inspired by post-impressionist Paul Cézanne’s (1839–1906) exhibition at Lefevre Gallery, London, the same year.
 

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