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Title

Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat)

1804-1805

Artists

Joseph Dufour

19 Mar 1757 – 15 Jan 1827

Jean-Gabriel Charvet

France

1750 – 1829

Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
Alternate image of Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: 1. (Native hut), 2. (3 dancers), 3. (Sailing boat), 4. (Natives & goat) by Joseph Dufour, Jean-Gabriel Charvet
  • Details

    Date
    1804-1805
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    wallpaper: woodcut, gouache on canvas
    Dimensions
    2020 x 1635mm (x2) 2020 x 1820mm (x1) 2020 x 1645mm (x1)
    Credit
    Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 1989
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    356.1989.a-d
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Joseph Dufour

    Works in the collection

    1

    Artist information
    Jean-Gabriel Charvet

    Works in the collection

    1

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  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 6 publications

    • Amanda Beresford, Look, ' Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique: a new acquisition of the Australian Department', pg. 8-9, Heidelberg, Feb 1990, 8-9 (colour illus.).

    • Jonathan Cooper (Editor), Exhibitions events - Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Australian Collection Focus Series: Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique (c.1804-05)', pg. 13, Sydney, Feb 2000-Apr 2000, 12 (colour illus., detail), 13.

    • Hordern House (Editor), Cook's Pacific legacy, 'Dufour's incredible vision of the Pacific', Potts Point, 2007, front and back cover (colour illus., detail), (colour illus., detail). not paginated; cat.no. 52; set of four panels of the Captain Cook "wallpaper".

    • Anne Ryan, Look: 1953-2003 celebrating 50 years, 'Past and present: reflecting the diversity of Gallery's largest collection', pg. 54-56, Sydney, May 2003, 54-55 (colour illus.).

    • Vivienne Webb, Look, 'Exploring wallpaper', pg. 16, 20., Melbourne, Feb 2000, 16 (colour illus., detail), 20, 29. Illustrated is one of 12 strips in four sections of the wallpaper.

    • Vivienne Webb, Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique, 'Voyages', pg.7-13, Canberra, 2000, front cover (colour illus.), 6 (colour illus., detail, strip 9), 12 (colour illus., detail, strip 8), 29 (colour illus., detail, strip 4,5,6), 40-41 (colour illus., strips 1-20). details of wallpaper from the collection of AGNSW and NGA