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An image of A bush idyll by George W Lambert

George W Lambert

(Russia, Australia 1873–1930)

Title
A bush idyll
Other titles:
Girl with goat herd
Year
(1896)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

48.0 x 78.0

Signature & date
Signed l.r. corner, brown oil "Geo.W.LaMbeRT". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1896
Accession number
556
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (31)

'George Lambert's drawings' by Hendrik Kolenberg, pg. 22-23., Look Oct 2006, Oct 2006, 22-23.

Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Author), The Edwardians: secrets and desires, Canberra, 2004, 116. Work refered to as 'A pastoral idyll'.

Craig Judd (Australia, b.1957) (Author), Anne McLaughlin (Australia) (Author), People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Dubbo, 2001, 3, 11 (colour illus.), 13-14, 20, 38.

Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Editor), Art and Artifice: George Lambert (1873-1930), 1996, 14 (colour illus.).

Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Author), George Lambert (1873-1930) catalogue raisonné: paintings and sculpture, drawings in public collections, Perth, 1996, iv, 2.

Susan Venn (Author), Roy and Matilda - The Golden Locket, Canterbury, 1994, (colour illus.).

Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Author), A brush with the bush: George Lambert - the early years, New South Wales, 1993, front cover (colour illus.). cat.no. 3

Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Terry Smith (Author), Australian painting 1788-1990, South Melbourne, 1991, 155 (illus.), 156. cat.no. 87

Andrew Motion (b.1952) (Author), The Lamberts. George, Constant & Kit, London, 1986, 24.

Editor Unknown (Editor), Australian art masterpieces, South Yarra, 1984, (illus.).

Classic Australian paintings 1983, 1983, (illus.). plate 33

Ursula Prunster (Australia) (Author), Australian arcady: Landscape paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection, Sydney, 1983, (colour illus.). cat.no. 13; not paginated

Amy Lambert (England) (Author), Thirty years of an artist's life : the career of G.W. Lambert, A.R.A, Sydney, 1977, 18, 19.

Ron Radford (Australia, b.1949) (Author), Ladies in Landscapes, Ballarat, 1974, (illus.). cat.no. 11; sepia toned reproduction

William Splatt (Author), Barbara Burton (Author), 100 masterpieces of Australian painting, Adelaide, 1973, 86, 87 (colour illus.). plate 40

Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Australian painting 1788-1970, South Melbourne, 1971, 155 (illus.).

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), John Henshaw (New Zealand; Australia, b.1929, d.2006) (Editor), Impressionist painters 1881-1930, St Kilda, 1971, 121, 122 (colour illus.).

Robert Hughes (Australia; United States of America, b.1938, d.2012) (Author), The art of Australia, Ringwood, 1970, 97.

Author Unknown, Fifth Adelaide Festival of Arts 1968: Special exhibitions at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Unknown, 1968, 28. cat.no. 1; dated c.1896

Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952, Sydney, 1953, 105.

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Domain, 1953. cat.no. 49

The Sydney Morning Herald 25 Mar 1939, 25 Mar 1939, 21.

The Home: an Australian quarterly Sep 1930, Sep 1930, 88.

Arthur Jose (Australia) (Author), The Art of George W. Lambert, Sydney, 1924, 7.

'George W. Lambert' by Lionel Lindsay, pg. 2-6., Art in Australia [vol. 1, no. 7] 1919, 1919, 2. titled 'Bush Idyll'

National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1899, Sydney, 1899. cat.no. 236, Oil Paintings-Australian

Grafton Galleries (England) (Author), Exhibition of Australian art in London, London, 1898. cat.no. 53

Sydney mail 12 Sep 1896, 12 Sep 1896, 537, 603 (illus.).

The Sydney Morning Herald 04 Sep 1896, 04 Sep 1896, 4.

National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1893, Sydney, 1893. cat.no. 469, Supplement, titled 'A Bush Idyll'

Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales: Minutes 1.9.1891-4.5.1898 1891-1898, 1891-1898, 3 September 1896.

Exhibition history (21)

Society of Artists Spring Exhibition (1896), Cliff Gallery, 05 Sep 1896 -.

Exhibition of Australian art in London (1898), Grafton Galleries, 02 Apr 1898–31 Jul 1898.

A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953.

George Washington Lambert (1968), Art Gallery of South Australia, 1968 -.

Ladies in Landscapes, City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 04 Nov 1974–27 Jan 1975.

Ladies in Landscapes, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Feb 1975–09 Mar 1975.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 21 Apr 1983–22 May 1983.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 27 May 1983–19 Jun 1983.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, 25 Jun 1983–22 Jul 1983.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 26 Aug 1983–30 Sep 1983.

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.

Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Aug 2000–03 Dec 2000.

People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, 05 May 2001–12 Aug 2001.

People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, New England Regional Art Museum, 14 Sep 2001–28 Oct 2001.

People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Albury Regional Gallery, 04 Jan 2002–27 Jan 2002.

People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Bendigo Art Gallery, 09 Feb 2002–24 Mar 2002.

People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, 06 Apr 2002–02 Jun 2002.

People and destiny: George Lambert and Federation, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 05 Jul 2002–18 Aug 2002.

"When I was young...": artists' impressions of childhood, Global Arts Link, 09 Nov 2002–02 Feb 2003.

George Lambert retrospective: heroes & icons, National Gallery of Australia, 29 Jun 2007–16 Sep 2007.