Title

Rueil, France

(1925)
reworked (1951)

Artist

Desiderius Orban

Australia, Hungary

26 Nov 1884 – 04 Oct 1986

Details

Other Title

The Rueil

Dates

(1925)
reworked (1951)

Media category

Painting

Materials used

oil on plywood

Dimensions

50.5 x 60.0 cm board; 66.0 x 75.3 x 4.6 cm frame

Signature & date

Signed l.r. corner, black oil "Orban". Signed u.r. corner verso, pencil "Desiderius ORB(illeg.)/ ...". Not dated.

Credit

Purchased 1952

Location

Not on display

Accession number

8676

Copyright

© Estate of Desiderius Orban
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Artist information

Desiderius Orban
Works in the collection

19

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Exhibition history
Shown in 8 exhibitions
- Contemporary Art Society Exhibition 1940:
  - National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne 09 Aug 1940–01 Sep 1940
  - David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney 24 Sep 1940–24 Oct 1940
- Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition (1952), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 09 May 1952–24 May 1952
- Society of Artists Spring Exhibition, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 29 Aug 1952–15 Sep 1952
- Desiderius Orban Retrospective: Work from 1900 to 1975, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 Nov 1975–07 Dec 1975
- 1940-1965: The heroic years of Australian painting:
  - Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne 02 Apr 1977–20 Apr 1977
  - Sale Regional Art Gallery, Australia 29 Apr 1977–20 May 1977
  - Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat 27 May 1977–17 Jun 1977
  - Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool 24 Jun 1977–15 Jul 1977
  - Shepparton Art Museum, Australia 22 Jul 1977–08 Aug 1977
  - Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton 12 Aug 1977–02 Sep 1977
  - Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria 16 Sep 1977–07 Oct 1977
  - Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura 14 Oct 1977–04 Nov 1977
  - Benalla Art Gallery, Australia 11 Nov 1977–02 Dec 1977
  - Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, 09 Dec 1977–20 Jan 1978
  - Ararat Gallery, Ararat 27 Jan 1978–17 Feb 1978
  - Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong 24 Feb 1978–17 Mar 1978
  - La Trobe Regional Gallery, Morwell 24 Mar 1978–14 Apr 1978
- Australian Academy of Art and the Contemporary Art Society (1986), S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 15 May 1986–16 Jul 1986
- Desiderius Orban and selected students (1988), Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, 05 Aug 1988–02 Oct 1988
- The three O's: Orban, Olsen & Ogburn:
  - Orange Regional Gallery, Orange 18 Oct 2013–01 Dec 2013
  - Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat 07 Dec 2013–19 Jan 2014
  - Muswellbrook Art Centre 31 Jan 2014–02 Mar 2014
  - Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly 21 Mar 2014–27 Apr 2014
  - Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland 02 May 2014–29 Jun 2014
  - Artspace Mackay, Queensland 11 Jul 2014–31 Aug 2014
Bibliography
Referenced in 5 publications
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Desiderius Orban retrospective, Sydney, 1975, 14. cat.no. 18
- Emma Collerton, The three O's: Orban, Olsen & Ogburn, 'The beginnings of a visionary', pg. 7-16, Orange, 2013, 14 (colour illus.), 47, 57.
- Christine Dixon and Dinah Dysart, Counterclaims: presenting Australian art 1938-1941, Sydney, 1986, 10 (illus.), 53. cat.no. CAS 48
- Anna Waldmann, Desiderius Orban and selected students, 'Orban: a critical essay', pg.8-10, Sydney, 1988, 20. titled 'Rueill, France'
- Second annual exhibition: Contemporary Art Society, Sydney, 1940.