Flowers and fruit
(c. 1850)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
64.2 × 77.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1949
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
This painting shows W. B. Gould’s debt to the European tradition of still-life painting. What is unusual in this work, though, is Gould’s substitution of a vase of wildflowers from lutruwita/Tasmania for the cabbage roses he usually depicted alongside his luscious peaches, grapes and strawberries. Many early artists came to Australia as convicts. In 1827 Gould was transported to what European settlers called Van Diemen’s Land, now known as lutruwita/Tasmania, for theft. After obtaining his ticket of leave, he worked as a painter in nipaluna/Hobart.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Tasmania
Accession Number
2103-4
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Still Lifes
Subjects (specific)
flower pieces flower vases flowers (plant components) fruit (plant components) fruit pieces grape (berry fruit) strawberries (fruits)
Frame
Reproduction, c.1994