Arthur Streeton
(Australia, England, Australia 08 Apr 1867–01 Sep 1943)
From my camp (Sirius Cove)
- Other titles:
- Sirius Cove
- Location
- 19th c Australian art
- Further information
Sydney is an artists’ city – glorious – Roberts & I go to Mossman’s Bay [sic] & pull through the lazy green water, & then lunch under the shade in the open air, eggs, meat, cheese & 2 big bottles of claret grown in Australia. The little Bay seemed all asleep & so very peaceful.
Arthur Streeton, 1890
Arthur Streeton painted this sketch from a corner of the beach at Little Sirius Cove at Mosman Bay, the site of an idyllic artists’ painting camp
known as Curlew Camp. With fellow artist Tom Roberts, Streeton led a bohemian lifestyle, living under canvas shelters and commuting to the city
by boat.- Year
- 1896
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on plywood
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 21.5cm board; 47.0 x 39.4 x 3.5cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l. corner, blue oil "STREETON/ -96".
- Credit
- Bequest of Mrs Elizabeth Finley 1979
- Accession number
- 193.1991
