Apples, 1890 by Constance Roth ::

Details

Date

1890

Media category

Painting

Materials used

oil on cedar panel

Dimensions

24.8 x 91.0 cm board, 42.3 x 108.3 x 4 cm frame

Signature & date

Signed and dated u.l. corner, sideways, red oil " H. C. Roth/ 1890".

Credit

Purchased 1890

Location

South Building, ground level, Grand Courts

Accession number

4625

Copyright

Reproduction requests

Artist information

Constance Roth

Works in the collection

1

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About

Constance Roth was a British-born artist, teacher and designer who arrived in Australia in the 1880s. She was significant in promoting the ideals of the British Aesthetic Movement, which sought to elevate the idea of beauty and to create artistically enhanced domestic environments.

Although Roth exhibited prolifically in Sydney, 'Apples' is one of her few extant works. It reveals the Aesthetic Movement's crossover between painting and ornamental design that was central to Roth's work. With its condensed and decorative composition, 'Apples' suggests the influence of Japanese art and manifests the 'arts for art's sake' creed that underpinned Aesthetic practices.

Exhibition history

Shown in 5 exhibitions

Spring Exhibition of the Art Society of New South Wales (1890), Society Rooms, Union Chambers, Sydney, Oct 1890 -
Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists, Church of England Parish Hall, Grenfell, 16 Mar 1953–30 Mar 1953

Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists, Young Public Library, Young, 14 Apr 1953–28 Apr 1953

Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists, Bega County Council Exhibition Hall, Bega, 19 May 1953–02 Jun 1953

Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists, Wollongong High School Assembly Hall, Fairy Meadow, 03 Aug 1953–15 Aug 1953

Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists, Taree Council Chambers, Taree, 15 Sep 1953–29 Sep 1953

Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists, Dubbo Mechanics' Institute, Dubbo, 13 Oct 1953–27 Oct 1953
Centenary celebration: First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work 1907, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, 21 Oct 2007–09 Dec 2007
A Nation Imagined: The Artists of the Picturesque Atlas, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 12 Mar 2021–11 Jul 2021
Grand Courts collection rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 2021–2023

Bibliography

Referenced in 16 publications

Maurice Brodzky (Editor), Table talk, Melbourne, 10 Oct 1890, 6.
Maurice Brodzky (Editor), Table talk, Melbourne, 19 Sep 1890, 7.
Jane Clark, Golden summers: Heidelberg and beyond, 'Sydney Harbour', pg. 150-152, Melbourne, 1985, 156 (colour illus.).
Edward Combes, Sydney Morning Herald, 'Art, music and the drama', pg. 5, Sydney, 30 Dec 1876, 5.
Ann Galbally, Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1969, 19 (illus.). illus.no. 7
Dave Headon, The Abundant Culture : Meaning and Significance in Everyday Australia, St Leonards, 1994, front and back covers (illus.).
Joan Kerr, Heritage: The national women's art book, 'Art Society of New South Wales, Sydney 1890: Annual Exhibition', pg. 9-10, Sydney, 1995, 9 (colour illus.), 10, 441. plate no. 12
Denise Mimmocchi, Australian Symbolism: the art of dreams, ‘The sunny south: the landscape as Aesthetic ideal’, pg.81-90, Sydney, 2012, 83, 84 (colour illus.).
National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1891, Sydney, 1891, 66. cat.no. 229, Australian Court, titled 'Apples'
National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1899, Sydney, 1899. cat.no. 239, Oil Painting-Australian
National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1893, Sydney, 1893. cat.no. 345, Australian Court
Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Art Society of New South Wales Spring Exhibition Catalogue (1890), Sydney, 1890, 44. cat.no. 189, titled 'Apples', price £12.12.0
Bernard William Smith, A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952, Sydney, 1953, 181.
Vivienne Webb, Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Golden age', pg. 37-38, Sydney, 2000, 52 (colour illus.), 302.
Editor Unknown (Editor), The Australasian builder & contractors news: for architects, surveyors, engineers, &c., Sydney, 13 Sep 1890, 198.
Editor Unknown (Editor), Illustrated Sydney News, 'Round about the studios', pg 5, Sydney, 30 Aug 1890, 5.