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An image of Flowers and fruit by Jean Baptiste Robie

Jean Baptiste Robie

(Belgium 1821–1910)

Title
Flowers and fruit
Other titles:
Fruits and flowers
Year
1877
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on wood panel
Dimensions

116.2 x 89.0cm panel; 163.3 x 136.7 x 16.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., black paint "J. Robie 1877".
Credit
Purchased 1879
Accession number
4534
Location
19th & 20th c European art
Provenance (1)

Source unknown, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Sydney International Exhibition, 17 September 1879 - 20 April 1880.

Bibliography (3)

Canberra Museum and Art Gallery (Australia) (Organiser), Royal Belgian Embassy (Australia) (Organiser), From Belgium with lace: Belgian art in Australian collections, Canberra, 2000. no catalogue numbers

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Patricia McDonald (Author), Sydney International Exhibition 1879: An exhibition celebrating the Centenary of the Sydney International Exhibition, Sydney, 1979, 41.

Author Unknown (Author), Sydney International Exhibition: Official catalogue of exhibits, Sydney, 1879, 465.

Exhibition history (3)

Sydney International Exhibition (1879-80), The Garden Palace, 17 Sep 1879–20 Apr 1880.

Sydney International Exhibition 1879: An exhibition celebrating the Centenary of the Sydney International Exhibition, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, 24 Sep 1979–24 Nov 1979.

From Belgium with lace: Belgian art in Australia, Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, 19 Feb 2000–12 Jun 2000.