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John Ford Paterson

(Scotland, Australia Mar 1851–01 Jul 1912)

Title
Nearing the camping ground
Year
1889
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

125.4 x 51.8

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l., oil "J.F. Paterson 1889".
Credit
Purchased 1890
Accession number
841
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (14)

Lyn Johnson (Australia) (Author), John Ford Paterson: a family tradition, Victoria, 2010. General reference

Favourite poems 1992, 1992, 24-25 (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, 159.

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Domain, 1953. cat.no. 56

Lionel Lindsay (Australia, b.1874, d.1961) (Author), 150 years of Australian art, Sydney, 1938. cat.no. 196 [Gallery No. 3]

William Moore (Australia, b.1868, d.1937) (Author), The story of Australian art from the earliest known art of the continent to the art of today (Vol. 1), Sydney, 1934, 20 (illus.), 211.

Art in Australia Aug 1933, Aug 1933, 49 (illus.).

Art and artists: John Ford Paterson' by William Moore., The Courier Mail 12 Nov 1932, 12 Nov 1932. John Ford Paterson memorial exhibition review

'Australian artists of the past: John Ford Paterson' by A.C., Age 24 Sep 1932, 24 Sep 1932.

'Art of the British Empire Overseas', pg. 73, The Studio 1917, 1917, 73 (illus.).

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

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. 284

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. 357

National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1891, Sydney, 1891, 65. cat.no. 225; titled 'Nearing the Camping Ground'.

Exhibition history (3)

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

150 years of Australian art (1938), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 27 Jan 1938–25 Apr 1938.

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