John Mather
(Scotland, Australia 1848–18 Feb 1916)
Sheoak hill
- Other titles:
- The oak hill, A sketch
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
John Mather was born in Scotland and studied in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Paris before coming to Australia in 1878. A landscape painter, teacher and etcher, he was a trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria, a Felton Bequest Committee member and President of the Victorian Artists Society. The trees in this watercolour appear to be Allocasuarina littoralis, or black sheoaks.
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
- 1888
- Media
- Watercolour
- Medium
- pencil, watercolour
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 53.7cm sight
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l., brown watercolour "J. Mather. 88".
- Credit
- Purchased 1888
- Accession number
- 4401
