Title
Cremorne pastoral
1895
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Sydney
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New South Wales
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Australia
- Date
- 1895
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 91.5 x 137.2 cm stretcher; 89.5 x 135.0 cm sight edge; 143.5 x 189.0 x 8.0 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l. corner, brown oil "Arthur StrEEton / ... 1895".
- Credit
- Purchased 1895
- Location
- South Building, ground level, Grand Courts
- Accession number
- 858
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Arthur Streeton
Works in the collection
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About
It seems likely that charming Cremorne is to pass
away and leave a dismal eyesore ... Where once
was youth with their sweethearts in white muslin
gathered joyfully for merriment and sport,
making Cremorne a happy pastoral, we would
have instead a numerous fleet of grimy coal
ships, hulks, smoke and darkness.
– Arthur Streeton, letter to The Daily Telegraph,
9 December 1893Both the industrial and the idyllic character of 1890s
Sydney inform one of Streeton’s largest harbour
compositions. It is an elegiac image of what Streeton
believed would be lost, as trees were being cleared
from Booragy / Bradleys Head for a proposed
coalmine. Streeton’s earlier protest letter and this
painting were part of a public backlash that led to
the abandonment of the coalmine in 1895. The Art
Gallery purchased 'Cremorne pastoral' in the year it
was painted, recognising its significance as Streeton’s
most ambitious Sydney landscape and endorsing his
position on preserving the harbour and adjacent lands. -
Places
Where the work was made
Sydney
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Exhibition history
Shown in 22 exhibitions
Society of Artists First Exhibition (1895), York Street Skating Rink, Sydney, 28 Sep 1895–20 Oct 1895
Streeton's Sydney sunshine exhibition (1896), Exhibition Venue Unknown, , 30 Nov 1896 -
Loan exhibition of the works of Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Nov 1931–20 Jan 1932
The Centenary art exhibition (1934), Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Melbourne, 08 Oct 1934 -
150 years of Australian art (1938), National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 Jan 1938–25 Apr 1938
Arthur Streeton memorial exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne, 05 Sep 1944–07 Oct 1944
Arthur Streeton memorial exhibition, National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09 Nov 1944–10 Dec 1944
Arthur Streeton memorial exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Apr 1945–20 May 1945
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 12 Mar 1951–31 Mar 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Launceston, 09 Apr 1951–28 Apr 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Jun 1951–21 Jul 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 06 Aug 1951–01 Sep 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 24 Sep 1951–20 Oct 1951
Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 12 Nov 1951–10 Dec 1951
A retrospective exhibition of Australian painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Sep 1953–25 Oct 1953
Australian paintings by Arthur Streeton and Arthur Boyd: The XXIX Venice Biennale (1958), Exhibition Venue Unknown, , 1958–1958
Sydney Harbour: an exhibition to mark the 175th anniversary of the founding of Australia (1963), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Oct 1963–19 Nov 1963
Aspects of Australian art: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1976–1977
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, 21 Apr 1983–22 May 1983
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, 27 May 1983–19 Jun 1983
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Australia, 25 Jun 1983–22 Jul 1983
Australian arcady: landscape paintings from the collection of the the Art Galery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 Aug 1983–30 Sep 1983
A century of Australian landscape painting: mood and moment, Peking Art Gallery, Beijing, Oct 1983–Dec 1983
A century of Australian landscape painting: mood and moment, Shanghai Art Gallery, Shanghai, Oct 1983–Dec 1983
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 30 Oct 1985–27 Jan 1986
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 Feb 1986–20 Apr 1986
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 09 May 1986–29 Jun 1986
Golden Summers - Heidelberg and beyond, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 30 Jul 1986–14 Sep 1986
Bohemians in the bush: the artists' camps of Mosman, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Jun 1991–25 Aug 1991
Art Treasures of Olympic Cities, Lausanne Olympic Museum, , 22 Jun 1993–03 Oct 1993
Arthur Streeton, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 08 Dec 1995–12 Feb 1996
Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 01 Mar 1996–14 Apr 1996
Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 01 May 1996–16 Jun 1996
Arthur Streeton, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 08 Jul 1996–25 Aug 1996
Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 Oct 1996–24 Nov 1996
Australian icons: twenty artists from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Aug 2000–03 Dec 2000
Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 31 Mar 2007–08 Jul 2007
Streeton's Sydney, S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 04 Aug 2007–23 Sep 2007
Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 Nov 2020–14 Feb 2021
Grand Courts collection rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 2021–2023
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Bibliography
Referenced in 67 publications
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Julian Ashton., Daily telegraph, ‘National Art Gallery: The Australian Court’, Sydney, 27 Sep 1905, unknown.
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Julian Ashton, The art of Arthur Streeton, 'Introduction', pg. 1-3, Sydney, 1919, 3, (colour illus.). plate no. VIII
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Leigh Astbury, Sunlight and shadow: Australian impressionist painters 1880-1900, 'Sun-girdled Queen: Sydney in the 1890s', pg. 107-132, Rushcutters Bay, 1989, 116 (colour illus.), 117. plate no. 85
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Herbert Badham, A study of Australian art, 'The first harvest', pg. 61-115, Sydney, 1949, 66.
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Tim Bonyhady, Images in opposition: Australian landscape painting 1801–1890, 'Contrasting lights', pg. 135-154, Melbourne, 1985, 150-151.
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Helen Campbell, Wynne centenary 1897-1997: a selection of past winners from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1997.
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Edmund Capon AM, OBE, 10 Masterpieces of Australian Painting, Sydney, 1993, (colour illus.).
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Jane Clark, Australian Impressionism, 'High Noon on the Hawkesbury River: Arthur Streeton in the Hawkesbury District of New South Wales', pg. 261-268, Melbourne, 2007, 268, 339, 222-223 (colour illus.). cat.no. 11.14
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Jane Clark, Golden summers: Heidelberg and beyond, 'Sydney Harbour', pg. 150-152, Melbourne, 1985, 162 (colour illus.).
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Jonathan Cooper (Editor), The Art Gallery of New South Wales Bulletin, 'The Art of Arthur Streeton', pg. 20-23, Sydney, Aug 1996-Oct 1996, 22 (colour illus.).
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an amateur critic., The Cosmos Magazine, 'The Society of Artists' exhibition', 31 Oct 1895, 79.
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Robert Croll and Lionel Lindsay, Arthur Streeton memorial exhibition, Adelaide, 1944. cat.no. 3
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D.H.Souter, Art and architecture: the journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales, 'Arthur Streeton, artist and his Australian work', pg. 225-229, Sydney, 1905, 225 (illus.), 226.
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Deborah Edwards, Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art, Sydney, Sep 1989, 9.
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Farmer & Co Limited (Compilator), Catalogue exhibition and sale of paintings by Arthur Streeton, 'Arthur Streeton', pg. 4-6, Sydney, Nov 1923, 5, 10. auction/sale no. 2 [page 10]
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Brian Finemore., The arts in Australia: Australian Impressionism, 'Freedom from prejudice: an introduction to the Australian collection in teh National Gallery of Victoria", Melbourne, 1977, 6 (illus.).
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Ann Galbally, Arthur Streeton, 'Chelsea: 1898-1908', pg. 34-55, Melbourne, 1969, 51 (colour illus.), 81. cat.no. 67
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George Galway, Fifty years of Australian art 1879-1929, New South Wales, 1929, 15 (colour illus.).
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Mike Gibson, Daily Telegraph, 'Harbour's master of art and soul', pg. 10, Sydney, 11 Oct 1996, 10.
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Anne Gray, Sydney Long: the spirit of the land, 'The spirit of the land', pg. 45-70, Canberra, 2012, 46 (colour illus.), 87.
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David Hansen, Australian book review, 'Bold claims and paradoxes', pg. 12-13, South Australia, Mar 2009, 12. Book review of John McDonald's 'The Art of Australia, vol 1: Exploration to Federation'.
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Stuart Hill and Martin Mulligan, Ecological pioneers: a social history of Australian ecological thought and action, 'Seeing the land in a new light: people and landscapes in Australian art', pg. 34-71, Cambridge, 2001, 50.
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Ursula Hoff, Art and Australia, 'Arthur Streeton at Coogee', pg. 386-389, Sydney, Jun 1967, 389.
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Robert Hughes, The art of Australia, 'The Heidelberg school 1885-96', pg. 53-73, Melbourne, 1970, 63.
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John Huxley, The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Landscaped crusaders', pg. 4-5, Sydney, 09 Jan 2012, 5 (colour illus.).
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Anne Kern, Arthur Streeton the man and his art, 'Sydney early 1890s', pg. 21-24, Leichhardt, 1981, 21, 22 (colour illus.). plate no. 50
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Lionel Lindsay, 150 years of Australian art, Sydney, 1938. not paginated, cat.no. 114 [Gallery No. 2]
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Lionel Lindsay and Robert Campbell, Australia paintings by Arthur Streeton and Arthur Boyd: the XXIX Biennale Venice 1958, Australia, 1958. cat.no. 3
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Lionel Lindsay, Streeton memorial exhibition souvenir catalogue, 'Streeton', Sydney, 1945. cat.no. 32
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Robert Lindsay., Aspects of Australian Art: Art Gallery of New South Wales travelling art exhibition 1976, 'Arthur Streeton', Sydney, 1976, colour illus.. cat.no. 7, not paginated
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Patrick McCaughey and Jack Manton, Australian painters of the heidelberg school, Melbourne, 1979.
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Alan McCulloch, The golden age of Australian painting - Impressionism and the Heidelberg school, Melbourne, 1969, 176. plate no. 91b
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John McDonald, The Sydney Morning Herald, 'In a new light', pg. 13, Sydney, 19 Oct 1996, 13.
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John McDonald, Art of Australia. Vol 1: Exploration to Federation, ‘Individual and national feeling’, pg. 545-610, Sydney, 2008, 576, 577 (colour illus.), 579.
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William Moore, The story of Australian art from the earliest known art of the continent to the art of today (Vol. 1), 'Australian school of landscape painters', pg. 85-121, Sydney, 1934, 96, 169, 189.
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William Moore, The Courier Mail, 'Art and artists', pg. 24, Brisbane, 09 Jun 1928.
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1893, Sydney, 1893. cat.no. 463; titled 'Cremorne Pastoral'
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1899, Sydney, 1899. cat.no. 257; Oil Paintings
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Lloyd O'Neil, Classic Australian paintings, South Yarra, 1983, (illus.). plate no. 30
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Barry Pearce, Art treasures: candidate citites for the 2000 Olympic Games: Beijing, Berlin, Brasilia, Istanbul, Manchester, Sydney, 'Cremorne pastoral', pg. 168, Lausanne, 1993, 168, 169 (colour illus.). cat.no. 5 Sydney
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Barry Pearce, Look, 'A quiet love affair: private passion over 33 years gives birth to a book', pg. 26-29, Sydney, Sep 2014, 26. extract
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Barry Pearce, A century of Australian landscape: mood and moment, Sydney, 1983, 15, 43 (colour illus.). cat.no. 25
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Ursula Prunster, Australian arcady: Landscape paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection, Sydney, 1983, (colour illus.). cat.no. 9 Note no pagination.
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Bernard William Smith, A catalogue of Australian oil paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales 1875-1952, Sydney, 1953, 201.
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Geoffrey Smith, Arthur Streeton, 1867-1943, ''City of laughing loveliness! Sun-girdled Queen!' Sydney 1890-97', pg. 67-130, South Yarra, 1995, 100, 101 (colour illus.). cat.no. 41
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William Splatt and Susan Bruce, 100 masterpieces of Australian landscape painting, Melbourne, 1986, 118, 119 (colour illus.). plate no. 56
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Arthur Streeton, The Arthur Streeton catalogue, Melbourne, 1935, 117. cat.no. 148
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David Thomas, Deutscher and Hackett Fine art auction: Melbourne Wednesday 31 August 2011, Catalogue entry for Lot 11 Arthur Streeton 'Panoramic view of Sydney Harbour, across Cremorne', pg. 32-33, Woollahra, Aug 2011, 32.
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