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Title
Gum blossoms
(circa 1942)
Details
Other Titles
Flowerpiece
Gum blossom
Date
(circa 1942)
Materials used
oil on paperboard
Dimensions
57.2 x 47.5 cm board; 68.2 x 58.4 x 3.7 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.l. corner, black ink "G Cossington Smith". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1943
Location
Not on display
Accession number
7329
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Grace Cossington Smith
Gum blossoms
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Eighteenth annual exhibition of the Contemporary Group (1943), Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, 06 Jul 1943–16 Jul 1943
Travelling Art Exhibition 1953. Still life and flower paintings by Australian artists:
- Church of England Parish Hall, Grenfell 16 Mar 1953–30 Mar 1953
- Young Public Library, Young 14 Apr 1953–28 Apr 1953
- Bega County Council Exhibition Hall, Bega 19 May 1953–02 Jun 1953
- Wollongong High School Assembly Hall, Fairy Meadow 03 Aug 1953–15 Aug 1953
- Taree Council Chambers, Taree 15 Sep 1953–29 Sep 1953
- Dubbo Mechanics' Institute, Dubbo 13 Oct 1953–27 Oct 1953
Referenced in 2 publications
Bibliography
Daniel Thomas, Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly, 'Grace Cossington Smith', pg. 510-521, Sydney, Jan 1970, 522 (illus.). titled 'Gum blossom'
Bernard William Smith, Place, taste and tradition: a study of Australian art since 1788, 'The modern movement in Australia', pg. 181-213, South Melbourne, 1979, 182, 185 (illus.). plate no. 64; titled 'Flowerpiece'