Terms and conditions of use
Autumn
(c. 1882)
Medium
oil on canvas on wood panel
Measurements
97.4 × 61.8 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
G. F. Folingsby trained in Germany, and his reputation as a figure painter enabled him to make a living from portrait commissions of members of Melbourne society. He was appointed Painting Master at the National Gallery School in 1882 and taught an impressive cohort of students, including Frederick McCubbin, John Longstaff and Rupert Bunny. Folingsby instigated a restructure of the School and introduced a full academic curriculum, with the intention that students would leave the school as professional artists. The first of the triennial Travelling Scholarships, which allowed the winning student to study in Europe, was introduced under his directorship in 1887.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: G. F Folingsby.
Accession Number
2004.171
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
baskets (containers) costume (mode of fashion) flowers (plant components) leaves (plant components) seasons time trees women (female humans)