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An image of Building and trees by Godfrey Miller

Godfrey Miller

(Australia 1893–1964)

Title
Building and trees
Year
(circa 1951-circa 1953)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil, pen and black ink on canvas
Dimensions

42.5 x 60.0cm

Signature & date
Signed l.r., brown ink, white gouache "Godfrey Miller". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1953
Accession number
9006
Copyright
© Estate of Godfrey Miller/John Henshaw
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (19)

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Parallel visions: works from the Australian collection, Domain, 2002, 145, 147.

Anne Bamford (Editor), Viewpoints: visual arts case studies, Port Melbourne, 1998, 31 (colour illus.). fig.no. 4.5

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Godfrey Miller, Sydney, 1996, 54 (colour illus.), 66, 122. plate no. 46

Martin Terry (Australia) (Author), Masterpieces of Australian Painting, Sydney, 1984, 110-111.

Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Author), The Australian landscape and its artists, Rushcutters Bay, 1977, 106 (colour illus.).

Dennis Colsey (Australia) (Author), Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), One hundred years of Australian landscape painting: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1968, Sydney, 1968, 23 (illus.). cat.no. 27

John Henshaw (New Zealand; Australia, b.1929, d.2006) (Editor), Godfrey Miller, Sydney, 1965, (illus.). plate no. 35

Clive Turnbull (Author), Jean Campbell (Australia) (Author), Daniel Thomas (Author), Australian painting: colonial, impressionist, contemporary, Adelaide, 1962, 45. cat.no. 144

Author Unknown (Author), The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1962: Special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1962. cat.no. 152; not paginated

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), Contemporary Australian painting, Auckland, 1957, 12. cat.no. 21; titled 'Buildings and trees'

'Exhibition reveals vitality in art' by Our Art Critic, pg. 2., The Sydney Morning Herald 16 Nov 1956, 16 Nov 1956, 2.

James Gleeson (Australia, b.1915, d.2008) (Author), Contemporary Australian painting, Unknown, 1956. cat.no. 62, titled 'Building and trees'; not paginated

Daryl Lindsay (Australia, b.1890, d.1976) (Author), Contemporary Australian paintings, Melbourne, 1955. cat.no. 1; Lent by the National Art Gallery of New South Wales

National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Purchases and Acquisitions for 1953, Sydney, 1954, 9. cat.no. 14

Herbert Badham (Australia, b.1899, d.1961) (Author), A gallery of Australian art, Sydney, 1954, xiii, (illus.). plate no. 60

'Art Gallery buys two paintings' by unknown author, pg. 2., The Sydney Morning Herald 02 Oct 1953, 02 Oct 1953, 2.

'Sydney Group's exhibition mature, exciting' by James Gleeson, pg. 44., Sun 01 Oct 1953, 01 Oct 1953, 44.

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, 146. cat.no. 471

David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney (Australia, estab. 1928) (Author), The Sydney Group, Sydney, 1953. cat.no. 26; Priced 55 guineas

Exhibition history (32)

The Sydney Group (1953), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 01 Oct 1953–15 Oct 1953.

Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1955 -.

Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1955 -.

Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Gallery of South Australia, 1955 -.

Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Art Gallery, 1955 -.

Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 16 Mar 1955–27 Apr 1955.

Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 May 1955–29 May 1955.

Contemporary Australian Painting - Pacific Loan Exhibition (1956), Orient Lines, S.S. "Orcades", 02 Oct 1956–25 Oct 1956.

Contemporary Australian Painting - Pacific Loan Exhibition (1956), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Nov 1956–02 Dec 1956.

Contemporary Australian painting (1957), Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Feb 1957–Mar 1957.

Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), National Gallery of South Australia, 17 Mar 1962–31 Mar 1962.

Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 23 Sep 1962–24 Oct 1962.

Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Tate Britain, 24 Jan 1963–03 Mar 1963.

One hundred years of Australian landscape painting: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1968, Various, 1968–1969.

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.

The heroic years of Australian painting 1940-1965, Melbourne Herald, 30 Apr 1977–31 Aug 1978.

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.

Three decades of Australian landscape painting from 1945: from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (1982), National Gallery of Papua New Guinea, 24 Mar 1982–05 May 1982.

Godfrey Miller, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Mar 1996–05 May 1996.

Godfrey Miller, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 15 May 1996–17 Jun 1996.

Parallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Feb 2002–May 2003.