Eugene von Guérard

Nature Revealed

This education resource accompanies the exhibition Eugene von Guérard: Nature Revealed which presents a new perspective on the work of Eugene von Guérard, one of Australia’s most important landscape painters.  The exhibition argues that von Guérard’s travel to and within Australia was informed and inspired by his scientific interest in the geography, geology and vegetation of the Australian ‘new world’.
The resource provides background information on the artist, including biographical details and artistic influences, and highlights the artist’s adventurous spirit and his involvement with exploration and science.

A focus on Weatherboard Creek Falls, Jamieson’s Valley, New South Wales, 1862 and Mount Kosciusko, seen from the Victorian border (Mount Hope Ranges) 1866 includes discussion and analysis of these two key works, both of which are in the NGV Collection.  Learning activities include a range of questions and starting points for further exploring the work of von Guérard and can be adapted to suit the specific requirements of VELs and VCE Studies related to the visual arts and environmental education.