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Ford at the Wollondilly
1839
Medium
oil on wood panel
Measurements
46.9 × 67.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
Accomplished in the style of seventeenth-century French artist Claude Lorrain, as well as the most famous British artist of his time, J. W. Turner, Conrad Martens adopted European techniques in his depictions of the vastly different Australian landscape. In this painting, Martens used the Claudian formula of a dark foreground, a light middle ground and framing by trees. The landscape is idyllic and peaceful, which is further enhanced by Marten’s light brushwork and palette, which give the illusion of a watercolour.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.r.: C Martens / 1839
Accession Number
2004.190
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
cattle hills horse (species) men (male humans) New South Wales (state) rivers rock (inorganic material) trees