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Arthur Streeton
The river 1896
oil on canvas
61.1 × 81.2 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1979
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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The river
1896
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
61.1 × 81.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1979
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in ochre/brown paint l.r.: A STREETon.96 -
Accession Number
A36-1980
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
bends (streams) mountain ranges New South Wales (state) plains (landforms) riverbanks riverine landscapes rivers valleys (landforms)
Movements
Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School
Frame
Reproduction, 2007, based on a photograph from 1925
Frame
Prior to 1990, The river (1896) had been framed in a Louis XIV revival frame (see image directly above). The painting was reframed in 1990 (see previous image) to match the frame on another painting by Streeton, Spring (A14-1978), thought to date to the 1920s but resurfaced.
In 2005 the framing of the painting was revisited. This time the frame was to be based on a photograph showing the framed painting on display in the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1925. Here the frame is a wide, flat plank appearing to carry a dark surface finish. The form of the new frame was derived from the photograph. The matte bronze surface is based on the frame on a painting by W.B. McInnes, The hill, 1917.
The painting was cleaned in 2006-7.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Reproduction - commissioned by the NGV
Date
2007
Materials
The frame is cut from a single plank of timber dressed from an 8″ wide, 1″ thick board, with a bevelled sight edge and two recessed linear elements. The surface consists of a matte bronze coating over a gesso substrate.