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An image of Rueil, France by Desiderius Orban

Desiderius Orban

(Australia, Hungary 1884–1986)

Title
Rueil, France
Other titles:
The Rueil
Year
(1925)
reworked (1951)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on plywood
Dimensions

50.5 x 60.0cm board; 66.0 x 75.3 x 4.6cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.r. corner, black oil "Orban". Signed u.r. corner verso, pencil "Desiderius ORB(illeg.)/ ...". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1952
Accession number
8676
Copyright
© AGNSW
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (4)

Anna Waldmann (Australia) (Author), Desiderius Orban and selected students, Sydney, 1988, 20. titled 'Rueill, France'

Christine Dixon (Author), Dinah Dysart (Australia) (Author), Counterclaims: presenting Australian art 1938-1941, Sydney, 1986, 10 (illus.), 53. cat.no. CAS 48

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Desiderius Orban retrospective, Sydney, 1975, 14. cat.no. 18

Second annual exhibition: Contemporary Art Society, Sydney, 1940.

Exhibition history (18)

Contemporary Art Society Exhibition 1940, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 09 Aug 1940–01 Sep 1940.

Contemporary Art Society Exhibition 1940, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 24 Sep 1940–24 Oct 1940.

Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition (1952), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 09 May 1952–24 May 1952.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Melbourne Town Hall, 02 Apr 1977–20 Apr 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Sale Regional Art Gallery, 29 Apr 1977–20 May 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 27 May 1977–17 Jun 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Warrnambool Art Gallery, 24 Jun 1977–15 Jul 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Shepparton Art Museum, 22 Jul 1977–08 Aug 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Hamilton Art Gallery, 12 Aug 1977–02 Sep 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Bendigo Art Gallery, 16 Sep 1977–07 Oct 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mildura Arts Centre, 14 Oct 1977–04 Nov 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Benalla Art Gallery, 11 Nov 1977–02 Dec 1977.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, 09 Dec 1977–20 Jan 1978.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Ararat Gallery, 27 Jan 1978–17 Feb 1978.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Geelong Art Gallery, 24 Feb 1978–17 Mar 1978.

1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, La Trobe Regional Gallery, 24 Mar 1978–14 Apr 1978.

Australian Academy of Art and the Contemporary Art Society (1986), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 15 May 1986–16 Jul 1986.

Desiderius Orban and selected students (1988), Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 05 Aug 1988–02 Oct 1988.