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An image of Capricornia by Roderick Shaw

Roderick Shaw

(Australia 17 Sep 1915–07 Dec 1992)

Title
Capricornia
Place of origin
Rose BaySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
Year
1945
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas on plywood
Dimensions

49.8 x 70.5cm board; 68.5 x 90.0 x 5.2cm frame:

0 - Whole; 49 x 70cm; SIGHT DIMENSION

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, blue oil "Roderick Shaw 1945".
Credit
Purchased 1946
Accession number
7719
Copyright
© Roderick Shaw Estate
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Domain, 1953. cat.no. 156

Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Trustees of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), 100 years of Australian painting, Sydney, 1948, 11. cat.no. 62

Exhibition history (8)

Exhibition of paintings by the Studio of Realist Art (1946), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 11 Oct 1946–26 Oct 1946.

100 years of Australian painting (1948), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Apr 1948–17 May 1948.

Travelling Art Exhibitions 1952. Australian landscape painting, Taree Council Chambers, 08 Jul 1952–22 Jul 1952.

Travelling Art Exhibitions 1952. Australian landscape painting, Lithgow Public Library, 05 Aug 1952–19 Aug 1952.

Travelling Art Exhibitions 1952. Australian landscape painting, Young Public Library, 16 Sep 1952–30 Sep 1952.

Travelling Art Exhibitions 1952. Australian landscape painting, Church of England Parish Hall, 13 Oct 1952–26 Oct 1952.

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

The Windsor Group, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, 01 Sep 2006–26 Nov 2006.