Arthur Streeton
(Australia, England, Australia 08 Apr 1867–01 Sep 1943)
- Title
- The national game
- Other titles:
- The football match
Footballers
The football game - Place of origin
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Melbourne →
Victoria →
Australia
- Year
- (1889)
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
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11.8 x 22.9cm board; 34.5 x 50.8 x 2.3cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r. corner, incised "A.S.". Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1963
- Accession number
- OA11.1963
- Location
- 19th c Australian art
- Further information
'An effect is only momentary ... it has been the object of the artists to render faithfully, and thus obtain first records of effects widely differing, and often of very fleeting character'.
9 by 5 impression exhibition catalogue, 1889
'The national game' was exhibited in the influential '9 by 5 impression exhibition' held at Buxton’s Gallery in Swanston Street, Melbourne, in August 1889. The exhibition included paintings that would normally have been considered preliminary sketches for larger works and consequently unsuitable for public exhibition. It proved to be central to the development of the Heidelberg school of Australian ‘impressionism’, a turning point in the history of Australian landscape painting.
- Bibliography (20)
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Chris McAuliffe (Australia, b.1960) (Author), Basil Sellers art prize (2008), Melbourne, 2008, 8, 10 (colour illus.).
John McDonald (Australia, b.1961) (Author), Art of Australia. Vol. 1: Exploration to Federation, Sydney, 2008, 474 (colour illus.), 480.
'"A pain to the eye" - art critic James Smith, The Argus newspaper, August 17, 1889' by Lisa Martin, pg. 4., Age 08 May 2007, 08 May 2007, 4.
Terence Lane (Editor), Australian Impressionism, Melbourne, 2007, 334, 179 (colour illus.). cat.no. 9.53
'Presenting our own artists' by Barry Pearce, pg. 42-44., Look: 1953-2003 celebrating 50 years May 2003, May 2003, 42.
Louise Denoon (Australia) (Author), Ready Set Go! Sporting life and Australian art, Ipswich, 2001, 44 (colour illus.), 45, 55.
Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 2000, 48 (colour illus.).
'Eyes on the ball: images of Australian rules football' by Chris McAuliffe, pg. 490-501., Art and Australia (Vol. 32, No. 4) Winter 1995, Winter 1995, 492, 493 (colour illus.), 494, 495.
Geoffrey Smith (Author), Arthur Streeton, 1867-1943, South Yarra, 1995, 50, 51 (colour illus.). cat.no. 18
Arthur Streeton 1867-1943: Education guide 1995, 1995, (illus.). no pagination
Christopher Wray (Author), Arthur Streeton: painter of light, Milton, 1993, 43.
Leigh Astbury (b.1950) (Author), Sunlight and shadow: Australian impressionist painters 1880-1900, Rushcutters Bay, 1989, 202. plate no.150
Jane Clark (Australia) (Author), Bridget Whitelaw (Author), Golden summers: Heidelberg and beyond, Melbourne, 1985, 127 (colour illus.).
'The 9 x 5 exhibition era' by Anne Kern, pg. 13-16., Arthur Streeton the man and his art 1981, 1981, 13, 14 (colour illus.). Plate no. 3A
The Sydney Morning Herald 20 Nov 1974, 20 Nov 1974, 43.
Russel Ward (Author), Graeme Inson (Australia, b.1923, d.2000) (Author), Geoffrey Barnes (Director), The glorious years of Australia fair from the birth of the Bulletin to Versailles, Milton, 1971, 105 (colour illus.).
Ann Galbally (Australia) (Author), John Henshaw (New Zealand; Australia, b.1929, d.2006) (Editor), Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1969, 13 (colour illus.), 16, 80. cat.no. 27; colour plate no. 6A
'Sir Arthur Streeton' by John Olsen, pg. 161-164., Art and Australia [series 3, vol. 1, no. 3] Nov 1963, Nov 1963, 160-165, 164 (illus.).
Arthur Streeton (Australia; England; Australia, b.1867, d.1943), The Arthur Streeton catalogue, Melbourne, 1935, 115. cat.no. 87
Macquarie Galleries (Australia, estab. 1925, closed 1993) (Author), Catalogue of Australian art in the nineties, Sydney, 1934. cat.no. 29; titled 'The football match'
- Exhibition history (24)
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The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition, Buxton's, 17 Aug 1889 -.
Loan exhibition of the works of Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 20 Nov 1931–20 Jan 1932.
Australian art in the nineties, Macquarie Galleries, 1934 -.
Victorian vision: 1834 onwards, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 13 Mar 1985–05 May 1985.
Victorian visions: 1834 onwards, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 13 Mar 1985–05 May 1985.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 30 Oct 1985–27 Jan 1986.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 21 Feb 1986–20 Apr 1986.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of South Australia, 09 May 1986–29 Jun 1986.
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 30 Jul 1986–14 Sep 1986.
The great Australian art exhibition, Queensland Art Gallery, 17 May 1988–17 Jul 1988.
The great Australian art exhibition, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 13 Aug 1988–25 Sep 1988.
The great Australian art exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 21 Oct 1988–27 Nov 1988.
The great Australian art exhibition, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Dec 1988–05 Feb 1989.
The great Australian art exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 01 Mar 1989–30 Apr 1989.
The great Australian art exhibition, Art Gallery of South Australia, 23 May 1989–16 Jul 1989.
L'Été australien à Montpellier, Musee Fabre, 30 Jun 1990–13 Sep 1990.
Arthur Streeton, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 08 Dec 1995–12 Feb 1996.
Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of South Australia, 01 Mar 1996–14 Apr 1996.
Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 01 May 1996–16 Jun 1996.
Arthur Streeton, Queensland Art Gallery, 08 Jul 1996–25 Aug 1996.
Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 Oct 1996–24 Nov 1996.
Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Aug 2000–03 Dec 2000.
Ready, set, ... go! Sporting life and Australian art, Global Arts Link, 18 Aug 2001–11 Nov 2001.
Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 31 Mar 2007–08 Jul 2007.
