Title

Cambridge St., looking towards the Argyle Cut

1901

Artist

Julian Ashton

England, Australia

27 Jan 1851 – 27 Apr 1942

Details

Other Title

Cambridge-street, looking towards Argyle Cut

Place where the work was made

Sydney → New South Wales → Australia

Date

1901

Media category

Watercolour

Materials used

watercolour and pencil on paper

Dimensions

53.9 x 36.5; 81.8 x 63.2 cm frame

Signature & date

Not signed. Dated l.l. "...1901".

Credit

Gift of the New South Wales Government 1902

Location

Not on display

Accession number

5859

Copyright

Reproduction requests

Artist information

Julian Ashton
Works in the collection

30

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Places

Where the work was made

Sydney
Exhibition history
Shown in 8 exhibitions
- Exhibition of Pictures of Old Sydney (1902), Society Rooms, Union Chambers, Sydney, Mar 1902 -
- The Julian Ashton exhibition (1920), Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Lavender Bay, 13 Feb 1920–28 Feb 1920
- An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Katoomba Town Hall, Katoomba, 06 Mar 1951–20 Mar 1951
  
  An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Lithgow Council Chambers, Lithgow, 03 Apr 1951–17 Apr 1951
  
  An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Cowra Town Hall, Cowra, 22 May 1951–05 Jun 1951
  
  An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Grenfell Council Chambers, Grenfell, 19 Jun 1951–03 Jul 1951
  
  An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Young Public Library, Young, 14 Aug 1951–28 Aug 1951
  
  An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Cootamundra Council Chambers, Cootamundra, 18 Sep 1951–02 Oct 1951
  
  An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Wagga Wagga Council Chambers, Wagga Wagga, 20 Oct 1951–30 Oct 1951
- Julian Ashton, S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 14 Nov 1981–31 Jan 1982
- Harbour hymns, city songs: visions of Sydney from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Jan 1990–11 Mar 1990
- Observing Sydney - Views of and from Observatory Hill, S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 07 May 1993–13 Jun 1993
- Significant Others: Celebrating 20 years of exhibitions at S.H. Ervin, S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 04 Sep 1998–11 Oct 1998
- Painting The Rocks: The loss of old Sydney, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, 07 Aug 2010–28 Nov 2010
Bibliography
Referenced in 7 publications
- Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Painting The Rocks: the loss of old Sydney, 'Painting Old Sydney: The 1902 exhibition', pg. 16-27, Sydney, 2010, 14 (colour illus., detail), 16 (colour illus.), 123, 125 (colour illus.).
- Dinah Dysart, Julian Ashton 1851-1942, Sydney, 1982, 18. cat.no 65
- National Art Gallery of New South Wales, An historical survey of Australian watercolour painting, Australian Commonwealth Jubilee celebrations 1951, Sydney, 1951. cat.no 8
- Royal Art Society of New South Wales, The Julian Ashton exhibition, Sydney, 1920. cat.no 125
- Kay Vernon, Harbour hymns, city songs: visions of Sydney from the collection, Sydney, 1990. cat.no. 4
- Author Unknown, Society of Artists exhibition of pictures of Old Sydney, Sydney, Mar 1902. cat.no 36
- Author Unknown, Society of Artists exhibition of pictures of Old Sydney, Sydney, Mar 1902. cat.no. 36; titled 'Cambridge-street, looking towards Argyle Cut'; priced £20