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Hugh Ramsay
Portrait of the artist standing before easel (1901-1902)
oil on canvas
131.2 × 89.5 cm irreg.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of the executors on behalf of Miss E. D. Ramsay, 1943
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Portrait of the artist standing before easel
(1901-1902)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
131.2 × 89.5 cm irreg.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of the executors on behalf of Miss E. D. Ramsay, 1943
Gallery location
Gallery 7
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Following studies at the National Gallery School, Hugh Ramsay arrived in Paris at the end of January 1901 and shared a studio with fellow Australian James MacDonald, located in a dilapidated building at 51 Boulevard St Jacques in Montparnasse. Other artists residing there included Ambrose Patterson and the American artists Henry Ossawa Tanner and Frederick Freiseke. On 6 February 1901, Ramsay wrote to his sister Jessie, detailing his move: ‘You would have laughed to see Jim and me wheeling a hand-truck loaded with furniture along the boulevards. Also carrying a bed like an ambulance stretcher. But you can do anything in Paris.’
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: Hugh Ramsay (say underlined)
Accession Number
1227-4
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Interiors Portraits
Subjects (specific)
full-length figures men (male humans) painters (artists) pianos Ramsay, Hugh self-portraits studio easels studios (work spaces)
Frame
Early 20th century, rebuilt 1970s