Central Australian landscape
(1938)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
51.4 × 66.7 cm irreg.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Thelma Rowell, widow of the artist William Rowell, 1996
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
From the late 1920s Central Australia attracted increasing attention for its landscapes, prompting many artists to make painting trips to the area. In June 1938 Melbourne artist William Rowell joined an expedition to the Hermannsburg region that included Albert Namatjira, Rex Battarbee, John Gardner, and the writers Charles Jarrett and R. H. Croll. Travelling for several weeks through the surrounding country, the group relied on camels to carry their supplies. Central Australian landscape depicts three of the camels and was included in Rowell’s exhibition in Melbourne in October 1938.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(Northern Territory)
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.c.r.: WILLIAM ROWELL
Accession Number
2010.505
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) camel (mammal) creeks (bodies of water) deserts mountain landscapes (visual works) Northern Territory (territory) rocks (landforms)