Abbey Alston
(England, Australia, United States of America 21 Aug 1866–1949)
- Title
- The golden age
- Year
- 1893
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- carbon pencil
- Dimensions
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14.9 x 28.0cm image to borderlines; 16.2 x 28.5cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r, carbon pencil "Abbey Altson 1983". Signed lower c. beneath image, carbon pencil "... Abbey Alston".
- Credit
- Accessioned 2004
- Accession number
- 9944
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The painting 'The golden age' 1893, for which Altson was awarded the Travelling Scholarship in his final year at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria under the conditions of the scholarship. This drawing is a later copy of the painting by the artist, for publication in London's 'The Magazine of Art' in 1895.
- Bibliography (4)
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Denise Mimmocchi (Australia) (Author), Australian Symbolism: the art of dreams, Sydney, 2012, 70. Reference to the original painting from which this drawing was copied.
Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Fin de Siècle, Sydney, Jan 1994.
Ursula Prunster (Australia) (Author), Australian arcady: Landscape paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection, Sydney, 1983. cat.no. 8; not paginated
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Patricia James (Author), 19th century Australian watercolours, drawing and pastels from the Gallery's collection, Domain, 2005, 122 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (7)
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Some Australian drawings 1880-1980, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 16 May 1981–18 Jun 1981.
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 21 Apr 1983–22 May 1983.
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 27 May 1983–19 Jun 1983.
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, 25 Jun 1983–22 Jul 1983.
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 26 Aug 1983–30 Sep 1983.
Fin de Siècle: posters prints drawings from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Jan 1994–13 Mar 1994.
19th century Australian watercolours, drawings & pastels, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Apr 2005–24 Jul 2005.
