Australian Colonial School - Hobart Town
Artist: Australian Colonial School (Circa 1840s).
Title: Hobart Town (verso).
Medium: Chalk and watercolour on paper.
Sheet Size: Height 4 cm x Width 14.5 cm.
(Drawing is matted with acid-free board).
Condition: Very Good.
Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
About: This stunning little drawing is detailed, showing fishermen tending to their nets on a tranquil Derwent River. Similar to an 1844 work by John Skinner Prout (1805-1876). Prout’s influence on Tasmanian art was profound, inspiring a surge in landscape painting.
Artist: Australian Colonial School (Circa 1840s).
Title: Hobart Town (verso).
Medium: Chalk and watercolour on paper.
Sheet Size: Height 4 cm x Width 14.5 cm.
(Drawing is matted with acid-free board).
Condition: Very Good.
Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
About: This stunning little drawing is detailed, showing fishermen tending to their nets on a tranquil Derwent River. Similar to an 1844 work by John Skinner Prout (1805-1876). Prout’s influence on Tasmanian art was profound, inspiring a surge in landscape painting.
Artist: Australian Colonial School (Circa 1840s).
Title: Hobart Town (verso).
Medium: Chalk and watercolour on paper.
Sheet Size: Height 4 cm x Width 14.5 cm.
(Drawing is matted with acid-free board).
Condition: Very Good.
Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
About: This stunning little drawing is detailed, showing fishermen tending to their nets on a tranquil Derwent River. Similar to an 1844 work by John Skinner Prout (1805-1876). Prout’s influence on Tasmanian art was profound, inspiring a surge in landscape painting.