Sydney Heads from above North Harbour near Manly, 1889 / by C. F. Gerrard
Sydney Heads from above North Harbour near Manly, 1889 / by C. F. Gerrard
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1889
Call Numbers
ML 1491
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 33 x 52 cm - oil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955.
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
View harbour looking out to South Head, from a vantage point near Manly, with dense foliage and bush in the foreground and along Middle Head, with a variety of ships, yachts and a rowing boat.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sydney Heads from above North Harbour near Manly, 1889 / by C. F. Gerrard
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated by artist, lower right edge 'C.F. Gerrard, 89'.
"Looking across Sydney Heads from above North Harbour near Manly by C.F. Gerrard 1889"--label on reverse
Description source
Title from label on reverse
Object History
This painting was originally an ‘Art Prize’ given to photographer William Anthony (Tony) Maston’s mother Clara Louise Maston nee Taylor, probably in 1890s. It was given to the donor by William Maston in 1980.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by John Mullaney, August 2016.
Administrative / Biographical history
Artist Charles F. Gerrard was a known artist in Sydney during the 1880s-1890s, specialising in ‘marine’ paintings, coastal scenes and ships. He exhibited his first works with the Royal Art Society in 1884.
Reference:
Library correspondence file
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1491
Record Identifier
n5lXNWE9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lXNWE9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1006425
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