1850 and the ‘Allison’ silver presentation cup c. 1848, the ‘Williamson’ silver snuff box c. Previously recorded work by Jones includes the ‘Mezger’ silver snuff box c. He arrived on the ‘Georgiana’ in 1833 and was assigned to David Barclay. Jones was a jeweller and silversmith from Birmingham who was transported to Tasmania as a result of an altercation in his workshop. The painterly marks, particularly evident in the depiction of the stream and grassy bank, and the focus point of yellow flowered pasture weed are reminiscent of archetypical Australian Impressionist paintings such as Charles Conder’s Herrick’s Blossom c.1888 and Arthur Streeton’s Golden Summer, Eaglemont 1889.ĪN IMPORTANT GOLD RING by CHARLES JONES of HOBARTĪ gold ring described as Tasmania’s earliest piece of jewellery is being offered at the Australian Antique and Art Dealer’s Fair in Melbourne this weekend.Ĭrafted from Tasmanian gold, it was made in Hobart by the convict silversmith, Charles Jones There is a harmonious use of colour, with the muted soft purples, grey and green of the background contrasted against the brighter green, blue and touches of pink in the foreground. The pastoral town of Murrurundi is surrounded by mountains, located on the banks of the Pages River, a tributary of the Hunter River and was the terminus of the northern train line from 1872. The subject of Glenalvon, Murrurundi seems to be one Scarvell painted on several occasions, the rural landscape around the mountains of the Liverpool Ranges in the Upper Hunter region of NSW. The exhibition featured 114 artists, including the well-known leaders of the Australian Impressionist movement, Streeton Roberts Conder McCubbin as well as a number of women artists, whose names have not become as celebrated today. She was represented by five paintings including ( Liverpool Range, Murrurundi, NSW). Ervin collection and the Art Gallery of NSW. Scarvell was selected to be included in the Exhibition of Australian Art in London organised by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and held at Grafton Galleries in September 1898. She was an exponent of Australian Impressionism and painted en plein air and her work is represented in the S.H. ![]() Scarvell was a student of William Lister Lister and exhibited regularly with the Art Society of New South Wales in the 1890s. Glover’s influence continues to this day, with the John Glover Art Prize one of Australia’s most significant awards for landscape painting. ![]() Indeed, Glover was known as the “English Claude”.Įmigrating to Australia in 1830, Glover arguably became the most important landscape artist outside Europe, maintaining his reputation in England and forging a new following and great success in Australia. Glover moved to Lichfield in 1794, working as a drawing teacher and making sketching trips of picturesque and atmospheric views around Cumberland, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Wales and Scotland in the manner of artists whose work he admired, including Thomas Gainsborough, Richard Wilson, Gaspard Poussin, Salvatore Rosa and especially Claude Lorrain. ![]() John Glover’s landscapes tend towards the romantic and classical and it is his close observation of nature, based on his wide travels, which elevates his work beyond the picturesque.
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