Barrack Street, Sydney, 1942 / by Roland Wakelin
Barrack Street, Sydney, 1942 / by Roland Wakelin
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Author / Creator
Date
1942
Call Numbers
ML 1486 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 1, North Wall, no. 62
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Physical Description
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1 painting - visible image 74.0 x 37.0 cm, in frame 90.0 x 36.0 cm - oil on canvas on board
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years.
Rights and Restrictions Information : No reproduction without prior written approval of copyright holder.
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Estate of Roland Wakelin.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
An urban streetscape which shows view of Barrack Street from the footpath at the left hand side of the road looking out east towards the T intersection with George Street, facing the western facade of the General Post Office.
In the foreground, a street vendor sells a [newspaper] to a woman wearing a cerise pink coat, while a female pedestri...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Barrack Street, Sydney, 1942 / by Roland Wakelin
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed lower right 'R. Wakelin '42'.
Engraved and titled on brass plate, lower edge of timber frame 'Roland Wakelin, Barrack Street, Sydney 1942'.
Object History
Private Collection; Christie’s Australia (Sydney), 18 August 1993, Lot 936; Private Collection; Deutscher-Menzies (Melbourne), 28 August 2002, Lot 136; Private Collection, Melbourne
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Menzies Melbourne, 23 June 2016, Lot 74.
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Administrative / Biographical history
Roland Shakespeare Wakelin (1887-1971), born on 17 April 1887 at Greytown, New Zealand, was among the few artists who introduced modernism to Sydney. Moving to Australia in 1912, he studied under Antonio Dattilo Rubbo and Norman Carter at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales. From 1934, Wakelin's paintings often depicted his harbour city, as we...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1486 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 1, North Wall, no. 62
Record Identifier
1DrN52y9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1DrN52y9
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Reference code
1006234
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