Australian Impressionism

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Australian Impressionism was a late 19th-century art movement in Australia characterized by plein air painting, vibrant light effects, and depictions of the local landscape and everyday life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement
painting style
associatedPlace Box Hill, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria
Mentone, Victoria
Mosman, New South Wales
linked to: Mosman
center Melbourne
Sydney
characteristic bright high-key palette
depictions of Australian landscape
depictions of everyday life
interest in atmospheric effects
loose brushwork
plein air painting
vibrant light effects
country Australia
endTime early 20th century
exhibitedAt 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition
exhibitionStartTime 1889
genre Impressionism
hasPart Heidelberg School
influenced 20th-century Australian landscape painting
development of Australian national art
influencedBy Barbizon school
French Impressionism
linked to: Impressionism
movementAlsoKnownAs Heidelberg School
movementPeriod late 19th century
notableArtist Arthur Streeton
Charles Conder
Clara Southern
David Davies
E. Phillips Fox
Frederick McCubbin
Jane Sutherland
John Russell
Tom Roberts
Walter Withers
notableWork A Break Away!
A Holiday at Mentone
A Sunday Afternoon
An Impressionist
Golden Summer, Eaglemont
Shearing the Rams
Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide
The Big Picture (Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia)
The Golden Fleece
linked to: Golden Fleece

The Pioneer
startTime c. 1885
subjectFocus beach and harbour scenes
national identity
rural labour
suburban and bush landscapes

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National Gallery of Victoria hasNotableCollection Australian Impressionism
Heidelberg School movement Australian Impressionism
Heidelberg School alsoKnownAs Australian Impressionism
Tom Roberts movement Australian Impressionism
Arthur Streeton movement Australian Impressionism
David Davies movement Australian Impressionism
David Davies partOf Australian Impressionist movement
linked to: Australian Impressionism
E. Phillips Fox movement Australian Impressionism
John Russell artisticStyle Australian Impressionism
John Russell partOf Australian Impressionism movement
linked to: Australian Impressionism
Shearing the Rams genre Australian Impressionism
A Break Away! movement Australian Impressionism
The Pioneer movement Australian Impressionism
Golden Summer, Eaglemont movement Australian Impressionism
A Holiday at Mentone movement Australian Impressionism
A Holiday at Mentone style Australian Impressionism
An Impressionist movement Australian Impressionism
An Impressionist culturalContext Australian Impressionist movement
linked to: Australian Impressionism
A Sunday Afternoon movement Australian Impressionism
A Sunday Afternoon associatedWith Australian Impressionist movement
linked to: Australian Impressionism
Mentone, Victoria inspiredArtMovement Australian Impressionist movement
linked to: Australian Impressionism
9 by 5 Impression Exhibition movement Australian Impressionism
Charles Conder movement Australian Impressionism
Clara Southern movement Australian Impressionism
Clara Southern artStyle Australian Impressionism
Walter Withers movement Australian Impressionism
Frederick McCubbin movement Australian Impressionism
Box Hill, Victoria associatedMovement Australian Impressionism
Jane Sutherland movement Australian Impressionism