UNDER THE JACARANDA
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![R Godfrey Rivers / England/Australia NSW/QLD/TAS 1858 - 1925 / Under the jacaranda (detail) 1903 / Oil on canvas / 143.4 x 107.2cm / Purchased 1903 A detail view of an oil painting in which a trio of people in Edwardian dress sit under a jacaranda tree in full bloom.](/system/files/styles/wide/private/2023-12/1-0063_004_AM_CROP.jpg?itok=1UGU0_cD)
Under the jacaranda 1903 has been one of the best-loved works in the Queensland Art Gallery since it entered the Collection in 1903. R Godfrey Rivers completed the painting 13 years after he arrived in Australia.
With jacarandas now growing in most Brisbane suburbs — many the progeny of this first tree — Under the jacaranda may be considered a quintessential image of this city. Learn more about the real tree that inspired this famous work.
Feature image: R Godfrey Rivers / England/Australia NSW/QLD/TAS 1858–1925 / Under the jacaranda (detail) 1903 / Oil on canvas / Purchased 1903 / Collection: QAGOMA
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