John Mather
(Scotland, Australia 1848–18 Feb 1916)
- Title
- Sheoak hill
- Other titles:
- The oak hill
A sketch - Year
- 1888
- Media category
- Watercolour
- Materials used
- pencil, watercolour
- Dimensions
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39.0 x 53.7cm sight
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l., brown watercolour "J. Mather. 88".
- Credit
- Purchased 1888
- Accession number
- 4401
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
John Mather was born in Scotland and studied in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Paris before coming to Australia in 1878. A landscape painter, teacher and etcher, he was a trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria, a Felton Bequest Committee member and President of the Victorian Artists Society. The trees in this watercolour appear to be Allocasuarina littoralis, or black sheoaks.
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 (5)
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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, 90 (colour illus.).
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Nineteenth century Australian watercolours from the collection, Sydney, 1991. cat.no. 52
Jean Campbell (Australia) (Author), Australian watercolour painters: 1780 to the present day, Roseville, 1989, 64 (illus.). titled 'The oak hill'
National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Australian Commonwealth Jubilee celebrations 1951, Sydney, 1951. cat.no. 7; titled 'A sketch'
Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Trustees of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), 100 years of Australian painting, Sydney, 1948, 13. watercolours cat.no. 5; titled 'A sketch'
- Exhibition history (11)
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Victorian Artists Society Spring Exhibition (1888), Victorian Artists Society, Nov 1888 -.
100 years of Australian painting (1948), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Apr 1948–17 May 1948.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Katoomba Town Hall, 06 Mar 1951–20 Mar 1951.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Lithgow Council Chambers, 03 Apr 1951–17 Apr 1951.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Cowra Town Hall, 22 May 1951–05 Jun 1951.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Grenfell Council Chambers, 19 Jun 1951–03 Jul 1951.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Young Public Library, 14 Aug 1951–28 Aug 1951.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Cootamundra Council Chambers, 18 Sep 1951–02 Oct 1951.
An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Wagga Wagga Council Chambers, 20 Oct 1951–30 Oct 1951.
Nineteenth century Australian watercolours from the collection (1991), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Apr 1991–07 Jul 1991.
19th century Australian watercolours, drawings & pastels, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Apr 2005–24 Jul 2005.
