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Old stables
(c. 1884)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
46.1 × 61.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Gallery location
Gallery 6
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
A former student of the National Gallery School, Frederick McCubbin was appointed Drawing Master of the School of Design in 1886, a position he held until his death in 1917. McCubbin’s progressive approach – based on European concepts of modern art, such as en plein-air (in the open air) painting methods – made him popular with the students. Old stables was painted shortly before his appointment at the Gallery School and depicts part of the McCubbin family bakery in King Street, Naarm/Melbourne, a popular subject and backdrop in the artist’s early works.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: F McCubbin
Accession Number
4655-3
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Structures
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) buildings (structures) dormers paver (material) stables (animal housing) urban areas yards (open spaces)
Movements
Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School