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An image of Valley of the Tweed by Elioth Gruner

Elioth Gruner

(New Zealand, Australia 16 Dec 1882–17 Oct 1939)

Title
Valley of the Tweed
Other titles:
The Valley of the Tweed
Year
1921
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

142.2 x 172.7cm stretcher; 179.4 x 210.3 x 10.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l. corner, black oil "E. GRUNER/ 1921".
Credit
Commissioned by the Trustees 1921
Accession number
4800
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (53)

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Australian Exhibition Commission, Catalogue: British Empire Exhibition (Wembley) 1924 1924, 1924, 97. no catalogue nubmers; Lent by the Trustees of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Narrung., Evening news 27 Dec 1921, 'Australian art values: a belated recognition: instructive comparisons', Sydney, 27 Dec 1921.

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Beatrice Tildesley, Sydney mail 28 Dec 1932, 'The Gruner exhibition at the National Art Gallery', pg. 17, Sydney, 28 Dec 1932, 17. Exhibition review

Touchstone., The Australian worker: an Australian paper for Australian homes 22 Mar 1922, 'A fool's talk', Killara, 22 Mar 1922. Review of the 1922 Spring exhibition of the Society of Artists

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Exhibition history (9)

Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1921), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], Sydney, 10 Sep 1921–01 Oct 1921

Exhibition of Australian art (1923), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], Sydney, Jun 1923 -

Exhibition of Australian Art (1923), Burlington House, 06 Oct 1923–03 Nov 1923

British Empire Exhibition (1924), Empire Stadium, Wembley, 23 Apr 1924–Oct 1925

Loan exhibition of the works of Elioth Gruner (1932), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Dec 1932–21 Feb 1933

Elioth Gruner memorial loan exhibition (1940):

Elioth Gruner 1882-1939 (1983), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Jul 1983–04 Sep 1983

The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987):

Tweed Valley images II: The artist's eye, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, 17 Apr 1991–12 May 1991