Title
Building and trees
(circa 1951-circa 1953)
Artist
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Details
- Date
- (circa 1951-circa 1953)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil, pen and black ink on canvas
- Dimensions
- 42.5 x 60.0 cm
- Signature & date
Signed l.r., brown ink, white gouache "Godfrey Miller". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1953
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 9006
- Copyright
- © Estate of Godfrey Miller
- Artist information
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Godfrey Miller
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 11 exhibitions
The Sydney Group (1953), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 01 Oct 1953–15 Oct 1953
Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne, 16 Mar 1955–27 Apr 1955
Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 May 1955–29 May 1955
Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1955 -
Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 1955–1955
Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 1955 -
Australian Contemporary Painting (1955), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 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, Sydney, 13 Nov 1956–02 Dec 1956
Contemporary Australian painting (1957), Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, Feb 1957–Mar 1957
Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 17 Mar 1962–31 Mar 1962
Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 23 Sep 1962–24 Oct 1962
Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary (1962-63), Tate Britain, England, 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, Melbourne, 02 Apr 1977–20 Apr 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Sale Regional Art Gallery, Australia, 29 Apr 1977–20 May 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, 27 May 1977–17 Jun 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, 24 Jun 1977–15 Jul 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Shepparton Art Museum, Australia, 22 Jul 1977–08 Aug 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, 12 Aug 1977–02 Sep 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, 16 Sep 1977–07 Oct 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, 14 Oct 1977–04 Nov 1977
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Benalla Art Gallery, Australia, 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, Ararat, 27 Jan 1978–17 Feb 1978
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 24 Feb 1978–17 Mar 1978
1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting, La Trobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, 24 Mar 1978–14 Apr 1978
The heroic years of Australian painting 1940-1965, Melbourne Herald, , 30 Apr 1977–31 Aug 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, Sydney, 15 Mar 1996–05 May 1996
Godfrey Miller, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 15 May 1996–17 Jun 1996
Parallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 Feb 2002–May 2003
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Bibliography
Referenced in 19 publications
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Herbert Badham, A gallery of Australian art, 'Introduction', pg. v-vii., Sydney, 1954, xiii, (illus.). plate no. 60
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Dennis Colsey and Hal Missingham, One hundred years of Australian landscape painting: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1968, Sydney, 1968, 23 (illus.). cat.no. 27
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Our Art Critic, The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Exhibition reveals vitality in art', pg. 2, Sydney, 16 Nov 1956, 2.
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David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, The Sydney Group, Sydney, 1953. cat.no. 26; Priced 55 guineas
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Deborah Edwards, Godfrey Miller, Sydney, 1996, 54 (colour illus.), 66, 122. plate no. 46
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James Gleeson, Sun, 'Sydney Group's exhibition mature, exciting', pg. 44, Sydney, 01 Oct 1953, 44.
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James Gleeson, Contemporary Australian painting, Unknown, 1956. cat.no. 62, titled 'Building and trees'; not paginated
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Sasha Grishin, Parallel visions: works from the Australian collection, 'Roger Kemp / Godfrey Miller', pg. 104-115, Sydney, 2002, 145, 147.
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John Henshaw (Editor), Godfrey Miller, Sydney, 1965, (illus.). plate no. 35
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Sir Daryl Lindsay, Contemporary Australian paintings, Melbourne, 1955. cat.no. 1; Lent by the National Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Elwyn Lynn, The Australian landscape and its artists, Rushcutters Bay, 1977, 106 (colour illus.).
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Hal Missingham, Contemporary Australian painting, 'Introduction', pg. 5-6, Auckland, 1957, 12. cat.no. 21; titled 'Buildings and trees'
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Purchases and Acquisitions for 1953, Sydney, 1954, 9. cat.no. 14
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Arianne Rourke, Viewpoints: visual arts case studies, 'Australian Landscape Painting', pg. 25-37, Port Melbourne, 1998, 31 (colour illus.). fig.no. 4.5
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Bernard William Smith, A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952, Sydney, 1953, 146. cat.no. 471
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Martin Terry, Masterpieces of Australian Painting, Sydney, 1984, 110-111.
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Clive Turnbull, Jean Campbell and Daniel Thomas AM, Australian painting: colonial, impressionist, contemporary, Adelaide, 1962, 45. cat.no. 144
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unknown author, The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Art Gallery buys two paintings', pg. 2, Sydney, 02 Oct 1953, 2.
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The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1962: Special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, 'Australian Painting: Colonial, Impressionist, Contemporary', Adelaide, 1962. cat.no. 152; not paginated
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