Sydney Long

(Australia, England 20 Aug 1871–23 Jan 1955)

Title

By tranquil waters

Year

1894

Media category

Painting

Materials used

oil on canvas on hardboard

Dimensions

111.3 x 185.4cm stretcher; 156.5 x 225.8 x 13.2cm frame:

0 - Whole; 111.6 x 181cm

Signature & date

Signed and dated l.r., red oil "SID LONG 94". Signed l.r. corner, red oil "SID (illeg.)".

Credit

Purchased 1894

Accession number

689

Copyright

Location

19th c Australian art

Bibliography (37)

Julian Ashton., Daily telegraph 27 Sep 1905, ‘National Art Gallery: The Australian Court’, Sydney, 27 Sep 1905. page unknown

Julian Ashton, Now came still evening on, Sydney, 1941, 117.

Herbert Badham, A gallery of Australian art, Sydney, 1954, (illus.). plate no. 24

Deborah Edwards, Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art Sep 1989, 'The Antipodean Arcady / 'When Pan purloined Apollo's lyre'', pg. 8-31, Domain, Sep 1989, 11, 20 (colour illus.), 31, 63.

James Gleeson, Impressionist painters 1881-1930, St Kilda, 1971, 26 (illus.).

Anne Gray, Sydney Long: the spirit of the land 2012, 'The spirit of the land', pg. 45-70, Canberra, 2012, 44 (colour illus., detail), 45, 46, 51, 69, 82 (colour illus.), 83, 98, 127, 135. cat.no. 3

Mervyn Horton (Editor), Art and Australia Dec 1977, Dec 1977, 176 (illus.).

Joclyn Howell, Danie Ondinea and Virginia Bear, Missing jigsaw pieces: the bushplants of the Cooks River Valley 1999, Sydney, 1999, front cover (colour illus.).

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James Green de Libra, Australasian Art Review May 1899, 'The poetry of our painting', Sydney, May 1899, 25.

Lionel Lindsay., 150 years of Australian art 1938, 'Foreword', Sydney, 1938. cat.no. 78

Mark Matheson., Heritage 1995, 'By Tranquil Waters', Sydney, 1995, back cover.

Joanna Mendelssohn, The life and work of Sydney Long, Sydney, 1979, 23, 24 (illus.), 25, 27-28, 36 (colour illus.), 49, 85, 225-226. cat.no. 10; colour plate no. 4

Denise Mimmocchi, Australian Collection Focus: Sydney Long - Pan 2009, 'Sydney Long: Pan', pg. 1-12, Sydney, 2009, 3 (colour illus.), 5, 6, 7,.

Denise Mimmocchi, Australian Symbolism: the art of dreams 2012, ‘Sydney Long: Arcadian myth and the decorative landscape’, pg. 110-122, Sydney, 2012, 110, 111 (colour illus.), 126.

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Joanna Mrendelssohn, Brought to light: Australian Art 1850-1965, 'Dancing across the Landscap. Sydney Long Spirit of the Plains', pg. 76-80, South Brisbane, 1998, 76.

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Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Art Society of New South Wales Fifteenth Annual Exhibition Catalogue 1894, 1894, 26 (illus.).

Bernard William Smith, A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952, Sydney, 1953, 125.

Bernard William Smith, Australian painting 1788-1970, South Melbourne, 1971, 102, 103, 176 (illus.).

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Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales: Minutes 1.9.1891-4.5.1898 1891-1898, Domain, 1891-1898, 144. 20 November 1894

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Exhibition history (10)

Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of the Art Society of New South Wales (1894), York Street Skating Rink, Sydney, Sep 1894 -

The Sydney Art School retrospective exhibition, 1890-1933, Vickery's Galleries, Sydney, 01 Mar 1933–28 Mar 1933

Sydney Long, A.R.E.: loan exhibition, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 09 Apr 1941–31 May 1941

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

A memorial exhibition of a selection of paintings by Sydney Long 1878-1955, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Oct 1955 -

Sydney Long (1979), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 22 Aug 1979–07 Nov 1979

1890s: aspects of the gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Feb 1986–20 Jun 1986

Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art 1890's-1930's, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Oct 1989–26 Nov 1989

Australian Collection Focus: Sydney Long: Pan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Jun 2009–30 Aug 2009

Sydney Long: the spirit of the land, National Gallery of Australia, Australia, 17 Aug 2012–11 Nov 2012