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View of the snowy bluff on the Wonnangatta River
1864
Medium
oil on canvas on canvas
Measurements
95.2 × 152.0 cm irreg. (image) 95.2 × 152.7 cm (canvas)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1965
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in red paint: Eugen von Guerard / Pinxit 1864
Accession Number
1524-5
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
bush (wilderness) clouds indigenous people mountain landscapes (visual works) mountain ranges trees Victoria (state) Wonnangatta River (stream)
Frame
Reproduction, 2002, based on a frame by Isaac Whitehead
Frame
The previous framing of the painting was a composition rendering of a Louis XIV revival style frame (see image above). Similar frames to this one have been suggested as coming from the 1920s. It is equally likely that this frame was put on the painting at the time of sale/acquisition.
The reproduction frame profile was based on a frame on an Isaac Whitehead painting In the Sassafras Valley, Victoria in the Art Gallery of South Australia.
An old label on the stretcher of View of the snowy bluff gave framed dimensions of 6ft x 4ft 1", which, relative to the painting dimensions gave a frame width of 6 inches.
The painting was cleaned and restored in 2001.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Reproduction - commissioned by the NGV
Date
2001
Materials
Western red cedar and obeche timbers. Hydrostone plaster torus and composition ornaments, gilded and patinated.