Heidelberg School

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The Heidelberg School was a late 19th-century Australian art movement of plein air painters whose work helped define a distinctly Australian form of Impressionism.

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instanceOf Australian art movement
art movement
alsoKnownAs Australian Impressionism
artisticFocus Australian bush landscapes
nationalist themes
rural life in Australia
associatedWith 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition
characteristic bright, high-keyed palette
emphasis on natural Australian light
loose brushwork
outdoor painting from direct observation
country Australia
exhibitedAt 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition
field painting
genre Impressionism
hasPart Eaglemont artists' camp
Heidelberg artists' camp
inception late 19th century
influencedBy French Impressionism
linked to: Impressionism
location Heidelberg, Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria
movement Australian Impressionism
movementType plein air painting
namedAfter Heidelberg, Victoria
notableArtist Arthur Streeton
Charles Conder
Charles Douglas Richardson
Clara Southern
David Davies
E. Phillips Fox
Frederick McCubbin
Jane Sutherland
John Longstaff
Tom Roberts
Walter Withers
notableWork A Break Away!
Collins Street, 5 pm
Down on His Luck
Golden Summer, Eaglemont
Shearing the Rams
The Artists' Camp
The Big Picture
The Pioneer
The Purple Noon’s Transparent Might
The Sock Knitter
The Sunny South
period c. 1885–1900
region Victoria, Australia
significance helped define a distinctly Australian form of Impressionism
subjectMatter pastoral scenes
shearing sheds and rural labour

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Australian Impressionism hasPart Heidelberg School
Heidelberg knownFor Heidelberg School art movement
linked to: Heidelberg School
Tom Roberts movement Heidelberg School
Arthur Streeton movement Heidelberg School
David Davies associatedWith Heidelberg School
David Davies artisticSchool Heidelberg School
Shearing the Rams partOf Heidelberg School tradition
linked to: Heidelberg School
Shearing the Rams movement Heidelberg School
A Break Away! partOf Heidelberg School tradition
linked to: Heidelberg School
A Break Away! movement Heidelberg School
The Pioneer influencedBy Heidelberg School aesthetics
linked to: Heidelberg School
Golden Summer, Eaglemont partOf Heidelberg School
Golden Summer, Eaglemont movement Heidelberg School
Golden Summer, Eaglemont associatedWith Heidelberg School artists
linked to: Heidelberg School
A Holiday at Mentone movementAssociatedWith Heidelberg School
Heidelberg, Victoria knownFor Heidelberg School of Australian Impressionist painters
linked to: Heidelberg School
Heidelberg, Victoria hasArtisticMovement Heidelberg School
9 by 5 Impression Exhibition artisticSchool Heidelberg School
Charles Conder movement Heidelberg School
Charles Conder memberOf Heidelberg School artists circle
linked to: Heidelberg School
Clara Southern movement Heidelberg School
Clara Southern associatedWith Heidelberg School artists
linked to: Heidelberg School
Walter Withers movement Heidelberg School
Frederick McCubbin movement Heidelberg School
Frederick McCubbin memberOf Heidelberg School
Box Hill, Victoria associatedWith Heidelberg School