Frank Mahony
(Australia, England 1862–28 Jun 1916)
The bullock team
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
When it was first exhibited in the Gallery's 1891 Watercolour Competition a 'Sydney Herald' reviewer described this watercolour as:
'A very noticable picture, perhaps a little too highly coloured to meet with the trustees' approval ... and as ... one of the few subjects illustrative of the industrial side of Australian life. The scene is a characteristic one. The team has halted, and the teamsters are preparing a meal. The picture wants tone, but the idea is excellent, and the execution vigorous and true. The bullocks are life-like and their attitudes faithful and natural, the grouping is characteristic, and the detail, like that in the abraded tree-trunk in the foreground, has all been carefully put in. The picture illustrates a side of the timber trade, which is one of those features of pioneer enterprise which our artists might more generally study with a view to their preservation.'
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
- Year
- 1891
- Media
- Watercolour
- Medium
- watercolour, gum
- Dimensions
- 59.5 x 76.1cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l. corner, brown watercolour "FRANK P MAHONY/ 1891".
- Credit
- Purchased 1920
- Accession number
- 4393
