George W Lambert
(Russia, Australia 1873–1930)
- Title
- Head of a man, William B Beattie
- Year
- (1898)
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- pencil
- Dimensions
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14.2 x 14.6cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r., pencil "Geo.W.LAMbeRT". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1898
- Accession number
- 238.3
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
William B Beattie (born 1871) was a musician, actor and writer. Ater he and Lambert met, they formed a life-long friendship. Lambert illustrated Beattie's story 'The love story of Tamar Niell'. In a tribute to his friend, Beattie wrote in the Lambert memorial issue of 'Art in Australia' in 1930:
'Clean, wholesome, strong and good to look at; truly the young Siegfried; and, above all, happy. That was the keynote to the real Lambert - happiness; he was glad he was alive.'
The foreword to Julian Ashton's reminiscences 'Now came still evening on', is also by Beattie. Beatrice and Ada Beattie, the subjects of two other drawings in the Gallery's collection, were his sisters.
excerpt from Hendrik Kolenberg, Anne Ryan and Patricia James, '19th century Australian watercolours, drawings & pastels in the Gallery's collection', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2005
- Bibliography (7)
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Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Patricia James (Author), 19th century Australian watercolours, drawing and pastels from the Gallery's collection, Domain, 2005, 128 (colour illus.).
Craig Judd (Australia, b.1957) (Author), Anne McLaughlin (Australia) (Author), People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Dubbo, 2001, 14, 15 (illus.), 16. Dubbo and Bathurst only
Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Editor), Art and Artifice: George Lambert (1873-1930), 1996, 16 (illus.).
Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Author), George Lambert (1873-1930) catalogue raisonné: paintings and sculpture, drawings in public collections, Perth, 1996, 144. cat.no. D11
Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Fin de Siècle, Sydney, Jan 1994.
'Cosmopolitan at home in bush' by Bronwyn Watson., The Sydney Morning Herald 16 Apr 1993, 16 Apr 1993, (illus.).
Society of Artists (Australia, estab. 1895, closed 1965) (Author), Society of Artists Spring Exhibition (1898), Sydney, Sep 1898. cat.no. 52; titled 'Pencil portraits'
- Exhibition history (8)
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Society of Artists Spring Exhibition (1898), Vickery's Chambers, 27 Aug 1898–Sep 1898.
George Washington Lambert (1873-1930), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Aug 1962–22 Oct 1962.
A brush with the bush, Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, 03 Apr 1993–31 May 1993.
A brush with the bush, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 18 Jun 1993–18 Jul 1993.
Fin de Siècle: posters prints drawings from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Jan 1994–13 Mar 1994.
People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, 05 May 2001–12 Aug 2001.
People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 05 Jul 2002–18 Aug 2002.
19th century Australian watercolours, drawings & pastels, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Apr 2005–24 Jul 2005.
