Red Bank - 30 miles up the Swan
Frederick GARLING: attributed to
Garling's reputation stands principally on his being a marine artist, and he is said to have painted every ship that came into Sydney Harbour for forty years.
His employment in the Customs Department meant that he was constantly concerned with shipping and this interest, allied with his gift for drawing, resulted in a valuable record of life in the port.
Born in London, he was taken to Sydney as a child by his father in 1814 and, an entirely self-taught painter, developed his skill mainly in watercolour.In 1826 he was appointed official artist for Captain James Stirling's expedition to explore the Swan River in Western Australia in the following year.
Garling's watercolours have more effect of atmosphere than the purely topographical paintings of that period and his work is attractive and technically skilful. He exhibited frequently and was a member of the Committee of the Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Australia when it was founded in Sydney in 1847.
Ella Fry, Gallery Images, St George Books, Perth, 1984
His employment in the Customs Department meant that he was constantly concerned with shipping and this interest, allied with his gift for drawing, resulted in a valuable record of life in the port.
Born in London, he was taken to Sydney as a child by his father in 1814 and, an entirely self-taught painter, developed his skill mainly in watercolour.In 1826 he was appointed official artist for Captain James Stirling's expedition to explore the Swan River in Western Australia in the following year.
Garling's watercolours have more effect of atmosphere than the purely topographical paintings of that period and his work is attractive and technically skilful. He exhibited frequently and was a member of the Committee of the Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Australia when it was founded in Sydney in 1847.
Ella Fry, Gallery Images, St George Books, Perth, 1984
Title
Red Bank - 30 miles up the Swan
Artist/Maker and role
Frederick GARLING: attributed to
Date
1827
Medium
watercolour, ink and pencil on paper
Measurements
22.4 x 32.9 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Purchased, 1957
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1957/00W3