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Broadford
1877
Medium
pencil
Measurements
24.0 × 36.0 cm irreg. (image) 26.2 × 36.5 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1948
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Louis Buvelot’s drawings and paintings were highly regarded for their evocative light and atmosphere. His preferred subject was the settled countryside close to Melbourne, in particular its quiet paddocks, water pools and gum trees. Buvelot was praised by contemporary critics for fostering a new appreciation of the aesthetic appeal of eucalypts. One writer commented: ‘Until very recently, most of us have been accustomed to despise the irregular forms, the more sombre tints, and the more ragged foliage of the Australian eucalyptus. Mr. Buvelot has shown us the immense capacity of our sylvan autochthons [native trees] for pictorial treatment.’
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Broadford, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Broadford 3 de 1877
Accession Number
1882-4
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
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