Arthur Streeton by George Lambert (1917).

Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867 – 1 September 1943) was an Australian landscapes painter. He was born in Mount Duneed, southwest of Geelong, and his family moved to Richmond in 1874. He commenced study at the National Gallery Schools in 1882. Streeton was influenced by French Impressionism and the works of Turner. During this time he began his association with fellow artists Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts — a Melbourne including at Box Hill and Heidelberg. In 1885 Streeton presented his first exhibition at the Victorian Academy of Art. He found employment as an apprentice lithographer under Charles Troedel. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x2079, 786 KB) Portrait of Australian painter Arthur Streeton (1917, oil-on-canvas, 76. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x2079, 786 KB) Portrait of Australian painter Arthur Streeton (1917, oil-on-canvas, 76. ... Anzac, the landing 1915 by George Lambert (1920–22). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Landscape art depicts scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests. ... Mount Duneed is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Moorabool St, Geelongs main street, during Christmas. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists, who began exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. ... J. M. W. Turner, English landscape painter The fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, painted 1839. ... The Letter 1884 Frederick McCubbin (25 February 1855 – 20 December 1917) was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous Heidelberg School, one of the most important periods in Australias visual arts history. ... Thomas William Roberts (8 March 1856 - 14 September 1931), usually known simply as Tom, was a famous Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Box Hill artists’ camp was a site in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia favoured for plein air painting in the late 1880s by a group of artists who were part of a movement that later became known as the Heidelberg School. ... Heidelberg Shops Heidelberg Arms Heidelberg Shops Artists Trail sign at Heidelberg Heidelberg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Lithography is a method for printing on a smooth surface, as well as a method of manufacturing semiconductor and MEMS devices. ... Charles Troedel (1836–?) was a lithographic printer who championed printing in Melbourne during the late 19th century. ...

Eaglemont

Golden Summer, Eaglemont by Arthur Streeton (1889) bought by the National Gallery of Australia for $3.5 million

In 1888 Streeton moved to the Eaglemont estate near Heidelberg which he shared with Roberts, Charles Conder and Walter Withers. He remained at Eaglemont until 1890 during which time he produced many of his most famous landscapes. One of the best known, Golden Summer, Eaglemont shows the differences in the lightdjfiow outdoors between sunshine and shade, with the focus of the picture being the yellow-gold colour of the sunlit field. The figure of the man with some sheep appears subservient to the colour of the fields, compared to the paintings of Conder where the figure was more important. In the early 1890s Streeton made a number of trips to Sydney and painted in the Blue Mountains and along the Hawkesbury River. Image File history File links Golden_Summer_Eaglemont_Arthur_Streeton. ... Image File history File links Golden_Summer_Eaglemont_Arthur_Streeton. ... National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charles Edward Conder (24 October 1868 - 9 February 1909) was an English-born painter, who emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art. ... Walter Herbert Withers (October 22, 1854 - October 13, 1914) was an Australian landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of Australian impressionists. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ... A panoramic view of the Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, are situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

In his painting of the Yarra River valley, Still glides the stream and shall forever glide (1890), Streeton shows a winding river in the middle of the picture and a landscape of bright yellowish colour, very typically Australian. The painting was the first of his landscapes which was bought by a large art gallery, with the Art Gallery of New South Wales purchasing it in the same year that it was painted. The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) located in The Domain in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the second largest in Australia after the National Gallery of Victoria. ...

'Sunlight Sweet', Coogee by Arthur Streeton (1890).

In 1897 Streeton sailed for London. He held an exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1900 and became a member of the Chelsea Arts Club in 1903. While Streeton had developed a considerable reputation in Australia, he failed to achieve the same success in England. His trips to London were financed by the sales of his paintings at home in Australia. His time in England reinforced a strong sense of patriotism towards the British Empire and, like many, anticipated the coming war with Germany with some enthusiasm. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1495, 236 KB) Sunlight Sweet, Coogee, oil-on-canvas, 90. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1495, 236 KB) Sunlight Sweet, Coogee, oil-on-canvas, 90. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Established in March 21st 1891, the Chelsea Arts Club is one of todays leading art exhibits, featuring over 1600 artists. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Streeton returned to Australia in 1906 and completed some paintings at Mount Macedon in February 1907 before returning to London in October. Streeton painted in Venice in September 1908 and the resulting works were exhibited in Australia in July 1909 as "Arthur Streeton's Venice". 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Mount Macedon is a small town located 60 kilometres northwest of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Streeton returned to Australia in April 1914 to conduct exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne. He returned to England in early 1915 and, along with other members of the Chelsea Arts Club, including Tom Roberts, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps (British Army) at the age of 48. He worked at the 3rd London General Hospital in Wandsworth and reached the rank of corporal. Streeton was deeply affected by the sights he encountered in the hospital and was discharged in February 1917 as medically unfit. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Wandsworth is a town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-west London. ... Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

Official War Artist

Amiens, the key of the west, oil-on-canvas, completed in 1919.

Having recovered, Streeton was made an Australian Official War Artist with the Australian Imperial Force, holding the rank of lieutenant, and he travelled to France on 14 May 1918 and was attached to the 2nd Division. As a war artist, Streeton continued to deal in landscapes and his works have been criticised for failing to concentrate on the fighting soldiers. Unlike the more famous wartime works depicting the definitive moments of battle, such as George Lambert's Anzac, the landing 1915, Streeton produced "military still life", capturing the everyday moments of the war. Streeton observed that, "True pictures of battlefields are very quiet looking things. There's nothing much to be seen, everybody and thing is hidden and camouflaged." Download high resolution version (930x600, 90 KB)Amiens, the key of the west oil on canvas painting by Arthur Streeton, 1918. ... Download high resolution version (930x600, 90 KB)Amiens, the key of the west oil on canvas painting by Arthur Streeton, 1918. ... The First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during World War I. It was formed from August 15, 1914, following Britains declaration of war on Germany. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Australian 2nd Division was formed from reinforcements training in Egypt on July 10, 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force to fight in World War I. It fought at France where it was the last Australian division to see combat. ... Anzac, the landing 1915 by George Lambert (1920–22). ... Painting of Anzac, the landing 1915 by George Lambert, 1922. ...

His most famous war painting, Amiens, the key of the west, a landscape of the Amiens countryside with dirty plumes of battlefield smoke staining the horizon, remains a powerful image of war. A similar scene is depicted in Streeton's The Somme valley near Corbie with a peaceful rural setting in the foreground and the smoke of an artillery bombardment in the distance. Download high resolution version (930x600, 90 KB)Amiens, the key of the west oil on canvas painting by Arthur Streeton, 1918. ... Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ...

Streeton returned to Australia in December 1919 and resumed painting in the Grampians and Dandenong Ranges. Streeton built a house on five acres (20,000 m²) at Olinda in the Dandenongs where he continued to paint. He won the Wynne Prize in 1928 with Afternoon Light, Goulburn Valley. He was an art critic for The Argus from 1929 to 1935 and in 1937 was knighted for services to the arts. Streeton died in September 1943. He is buried at Fern Tree Gully cemetery. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Pinnacle offers stunning views of the surrounding park, this photograph just one example. ... The Dandenong Ranges are a set of mountain ranges, east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Olinda is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Wynne Prize, Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize. ... The Argus was a newspaper in Melbourne. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Prices

Streeton's paintings are amongst the most collectible of Australian artists and attracted high prices during his life time. Golden Summer, Eaglemont was sold for around 1000 guineas in 1924 and in the 1980s it was bought in a private sale by the National Gallery of Australia for AU$3.5 million, a price since considered excessive. In 1985, Settler's Camp sold at auction for AU$800,000 and this remained the record auction price for Streeton's work until 23 May 2005, when his 1890 painting, Sunlight Sweet, Coogee, was sold for AU$2.04 million (AU$1.853 million before tax), becoming only the second painting by an Australian artist to exceed the AU$2 million mark at auction (after Frederick McCubbin's Bush Idyll which sold for AU$2.3 million in 1998). The painting was part of the Foster's Group collection and was sold at auction by Sotheby's. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... The Letter 1884 Frederick McCubbin (25 February 1855 – 20 December 1917) was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous Heidelberg School, one of the most important periods in Australias visual arts history. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Fosters Group is a beer group with interests in brewing, wine-making and soft drinks. ... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2  It should be possible to replace this fair use image with a freely licensed one. ...

Streeton's works appear in many major Australian galleries and museums, including the Australian War Memorial, National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Australia.

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Love Notes?

Recentally, secret declarations of love have been discovered within one of Streeton's artworks. The inscriptions in his 1890 painting 'Spring' include the words "Florry Walker, my sweetheart". A female figure has also been discovered within the artwork. The figure was later painted over, but a faint outline can still be seen on close inspection.

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) discovered the inscription under a microscope while restoring the painting. NGV say that both the text and figure are related to someone called Florence (Florry) Walker. They also said that it seemed that Streeton had strong affections for Florence and put her name in the painting.

External link

• Artist's footsteps - Arthur Streeton
• Arthur Streeton at Australian Art

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