Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
122.1 × 152.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1995
Gallery location
Gallery 6
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Born in the south-eastern French village of Forcalquier, Berthe Mouchette studied painting in Paris before training as an art teacher. While teaching, her own career flourished and Mouchette became a regular exhibitor at the prestigious Paris Salon. In 1881 Mouchette immigrated to Australia with her husband and her sister Marie, purchasing a property on Gibbs Street in East Melbourne. From a studio established in the garden, Mouchette offered life-drawing and painting classes for female students. In 1886 Mouchette and Marie purchased Oberwyl, a leading girl’s academy in St Kilda, and in 1890 Mouchette established the Melbourne branch of the Alliance Français.
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint c.r.: B. Mouchette
inscribed on plaque attached to frame: Oh ! cette main sanglante empreinte sur le mur / pour m'apporter les fleurs qu'on me refuse / C'est aux pointes de fer qu'il s'est blesse sans doute. / Un morceau de dentelle y pendait ! / Ruy Blas Acte 2nd / VICTOR HUGO / Painted by / BERTHE MOUCHETTE / 1891
Accession Number
1995.17
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Botanical Monuments and Memorials
Subjects (specific)
blood (animal material) crests (motifs) floral bouquet flowers (plant components) handprints headstones (tombstones) memorial gardens queens (people)
Frame
Original, by Isaac Whitehead Jr., Melbourne