Julian Ashton
(England, Australia 27 Jan 1851–27 Apr 1942)
A solitary ramble
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Julian Ashton was particularly adept at conveying the open spaces and clear light of the Australian landscape in his watercolours, a medium well suited to painting 'on the spot'. 'A solitary ramble' is one of the best known watercolours in the collection. Its depiction of leisured, rural life in nineteenth century Australia reflects the growing sense of national pride that was evolving in colonial society, which formed an identity closely associated with the bush.
The female figure with a parasol is the artist's wife, shown in a lane behind Griffith's Orchard in Richmond, near Sydney, NSW.
excerpt from Hendrik Kolenberg, Anne Ryan and Patricia James, '19th century Australian watercolours, drawings & pastels in the Gallery's collection', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2005
- Place of origin
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Richmond,
New South Wales,
Australia
- Year
- 1888
- Media
- Watercolour
- Medium
- watercolour, opaque white highlights on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 25.7cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l., watercolour "J.R. ASHTON/ JUNE 1888".
- Credit
- Purchased 1888
- Accession number
- 18
