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An image of Tamarama Beach, forty years ago, a summer morning by Julian Ashton
Alternate image of Tamarama Beach, forty years ago, a summer morning by Julian Ashton

Julian Ashton

(England, Australia 27 Jan 1851–27 Apr 1942)

Title
Tamarama Beach, forty years ago, a summer morning
Place of origin
SydneyNew South WalesAustralia
Year
1899
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

99.0 x 59.7cm

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. "J.R. Ashton 1899".
Credit
Purchased 1938
Accession number
6535
Location
19th c Australian art
Bibliography (8)

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Patricia McDonald (Editor), Haruo Arikawa (Japan) (Author), Chikashi Kitazaki (Japan) (Editor), Two hundred years of Australian painting: nature, people and art in the southern continent, Tokyo, 1992, 109 (colour illus.). cat.no. 58

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Two centuries of Australian painting: a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, New South Wales, 1986, 24 (illus.). cat.no. 17

Linda Slutzkin (Australia, d.2005) (Author), On the beach, Sydney, 1982, 10 (illus.). cat.no. 5

Dinah Dysart (Australia) (Author), Julian Ashton 1851-1942, Sydney, 1982, 18. cat.no. 61; titled 'Tamarama Beach'

'Julian Ashton in modern perspective' by Tim McLachlan, pg. 48., The national times: Australia's national weekly of business and affairs. 08 Nov 1981-14 Nov 1981, 08 Nov 1981-14 Nov 1981, 48. Review of the exhibition 'Julian Ashton' held at the S.H. Ervin Gallery.

The Australian women's weekly 28 Jan 1970, 28 Jan 1970, (colour illus.).

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, 19. cat.no. 23; titled 'Tamarama Beach'

Blaxland Gallery (Australia, estab. 1929, closed 1957), Three generations of painters: Julian Ashton, Howard Ashton, Richard Ashton, Sydney, 1938. Pictures by Julian Ashton; cat.no. 9; titled 'Tamarama Beach Forty Years Ago, a summer morning; price: 100 Gns.

Exhibition history (5)

Three generations of painters: Julian Ashton, Howard Ashton, Richard Ashton, Blaxland Gallery, 10 May 1938–20 May 1938.

On the Beach, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Dec 1982–28 Dec 1982.

Two centuries of Australian painting, a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orange Regional Gallery, 19 Apr 1986–15 Jun 1986.

Two hundred years of Australian painting : Nature, people and art in the southern continent, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 28 Apr 1992–28 Jun 1992.

Two hundred years of Australian painting : Nature, people and art in the southern continent, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 14 Jul 1992–06 Sep 1992.