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Howard Ashton

(England, Australia 09 Aug 1877–30 Apr 1964)

Title
Through sunny meadows
Place of origin
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year
(circa 1898)
Media
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
71.1 x 142.3cm stretcher; 99.4 x 171.0 x 7.5cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.l. corner, grey/blue oil "Howard Ashton". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1898
Accession number
5752
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (9)

Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales (2000), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Golden summers: Heidelberg and beyond (1985), Jane Clark (Australia) (Author), Bridget Whitelaw (Author), International Cultural Corporation of Australia (Australia), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

A century of Australian landscape: mood and moment (1983), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), The Beagle Press (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Australian arcady: Landscape paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection (1983), Ursula Prunster (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952 (1953), Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Australian magazine (Aug 1899), Editor Unknown (Editor), William Brooks & Co (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The Sydney Morning Herald (27 Aug 1898), Editor Unknown (Editor), Publisher unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Daily telegraph (27 Aug 1898), Editor Unknown (Editor), Watkin Wynne (Australia, estab. 1883, closed 1927), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1898) (1898), Society of Artists (Australia, estab. 1895, closed 1965) (Author), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Exhibition history (11)

Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, (09 May 1986–29 Jun 1986), at Art Gallery of South Australia (Australia, estab. 1881), North Terrace Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5000.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, (21 Apr 1983–22 May 1983), at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1989), 70-78 Keppel Street Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 2795.

Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, (21 Feb 1986–20 Apr 1986), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, (25 Jun 1983–22 Jul 1983), at Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery (estab. 1975), 40 Gurwood St Wagga Wagga N.S.W Australia 2650.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, (26 Aug 1983–30 Sep 1983), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.

Society of Artists Spring Exhibition (1898), (27 Aug 1898–Sep 1898), at Vickery's Chambers (Australia), 78 Pitt Street Sydney.

Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, (27 May 1983–19 Jun 1983), at Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery (Australia), 86 River Road Emu Plains Australia 2750.

Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, (30 Jul 1986–14 Sep 1986), at Art Gallery of Western Australia (Australia), 47 James Street Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6000.

Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, (30 Oct 1985–27 Jan 1986), at National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road] (Australia, estab. 1968, closed 1999), 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria Australia 3000.

A century of Australian landscape painting: mood and moment, (Oct 1983–Dec 1983), at Peking Art Gallery (China), Peking, China.

A century of Australian landscape painting: mood and moment, (Oct 1983–Dec 1983), at Shanghai Art Gallery (China).